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- Sulfitobacter profundi sp. nov., isolated from deep seawater
- Jaeho Song , Hye-Jin Jang , Yochan Joung , Ilnam Kang , Jang-Cheon Cho
- J. Microbiol. 2019;57(8):661-667. Published online April 22, 2019
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-019-9150-3
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- A Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, obligately aerobic, chemoheterotrophic bacterium which is motile by means of a single polar flagellum, designated SAORIC-263T, was isolated from deep seawater of the Pacific Ocean. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences and genomebased phylogeny revealed that strain SAORIC-263T belonged to the genus Sulfitobacter and shared 96.1–99.9% 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities with Sulfitobacter species. Wholegenome sequencing of strain SAORIC-263T revealed a genome size of 3.9Mbp and DNA G+C content of 61.3 mol%. The SAORIC-263T genome shared an average nucleotide identity and digital DNA-DNA hybridization of 79.1–88.5% and 18.9–35.0%, respectively, with other Sulfitobacter genomes. The SAORIC-263T genome contained the genes related to benzoate degradation, which are frequently found in deep-sea metagenome. The strain contained summed feature 8 (C18:1 ω7c), C18:1 ω7c 11-methyl, and C16:0 as the predominant cellular fatty acids as well as ubiquinone-10 (Q-10) as the major respiratory quinone. The major polar lipids of the strain were phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine, and aminolipid. On the basis of taxonomic data obtained in this study, it is suggested that strain SAORIC-263T represents a novel species of the genus Sulfitobacter, for which the name Sulfitobacter profundi sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is SAORIC-263T (= KACC 21183T = NBRC 113428T).
- Genome analysis of Rubritalea profundi SAORIC-165T, the first deep-sea verrucomicrobial isolate, from the northwestern Pacific Ocean
- Jaeho Song , Ilnam Kang , Yochan Joung , Susumu Yoshizawa , Ryo Kaneko , Kenshiro Oshima , Masahira Hattori , Koji Hamasaki , Soochan Kim , Kangseok Lee , Jang-Cheon Cho
- J. Microbiol. 2019;57(5):413-422. Published online February 26, 2019
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-019-8712-8
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- Although culture-independent studies have shown the presence of Verrucomicrobia in the deep sea, verrucomicrobial strains from deep-sea environments have been rarely cultured and characterized. Recently, Rubritalea profundi SAORIC- 165T, a psychrophilic bacterium of the phylum Verrucomicrobia, was isolated from a depth of 2,000 m in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. In this study, the genome sequence of R. profundi SAORIC-165T, the first deep-sea verrucomicrobial isolate, is reported with description of the genome properties and comparison to surface-borne Rubritalea genomes. The draft genome consisted of four contigs with an entire size of 4,167,407 bp and G+C content of 47.5%. The SAORIC-165T genome was predicted to have 3,844 proteincoding genes and 45 non-coding RNA genes. The genome contained a repertoire of metabolic pathways, including the Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas pathway, pentose phosphate pathway, tricarboxylic acid cycle, assimilatory sulfate reduction, and biosynthesis of nicotinate/nicotinamide, pantothenate/ coenzyme A, folate, and lycopene. The comparative genomic analyses with two surface-derived Rubritalea genomes showed that the SAORIC-165T genome was enriched in genes involved in transposition of mobile elements, signal transduction, and carbohydrate metabolism, some of which might be related to bacterial enhancement of ecological fitness in the deep-sea environment. Amplicon sequencing of 16S rRNA genes from the water column revealed that R. profundi-related phylotypes were relatively abundant at 2,000 m and preferred a particle-associated life style in the deep sea. These findings suggest that R. profundi represents a genetically unique and ecologically relevant verrucomicrobial group well adapted to the deep-sea environment.
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Characterization of bacterial diversity associated with deep sea ferromanganese nodules from the South China Sea
- De-Chao Zhang , Yan-Xia Liu , Xin-Zheng Li
- J. Microbiol. 2015;53(9):598-605. Published online August 27, 2015
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-015-5217-y
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- Deep sea ferromanganese (FeMn) nodules contain metallic
mineral resources and have great economic potential. In this
study, a combination of culture-dependent and culture-independent
(16S rRNA genes clone library and pyrosequencing)
methods
was used to investigate the bacterial diversity in FeMn nodules from Jiaolong Seamount, the South China Sea. Eleven bacterial strains including some moderate thermophiles were isolated. The majority of strains belonged to the phylum Proteobacteria; one isolate belonged to the phylum Firmicutes. A total of 259 near full-length bacterial 16S rRNA gene sequences in a clone library and 67,079 valid reads obtained using pyrosequencing indicated that members of the Gammaproteobacteria dominated, with the most abundant bacterial genera being Pseudomonas and Alteromonas. Sequence analysis indicated the presence of many organisms whose closest relatives are known manganese oxidizers, iron reducers, hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria and methylotrophs. This is the first reported investigation of bacterial diversity associated with deep sea FeMn nodules from the South China Sea.
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