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- Citrimicrobium luteum gen. nov., sp. nov., Aerobic Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacterium Isolated from the Gut of a Sea Cucumber Stichopus japonicus
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Hong-Joo Jung , In-Tae Cha , Kyung June Yim , Hye Seon Song , Kichul Cho , Daekyung Kim , Hae-Won Lee , Jae Kook Lee , Myung-Ji Seo , Seong Woon Roh , Sung-Jae Lee
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J. Microbiol. 2014;52(10):819-824. Published online August 27, 2014
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-014-4136-7
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Abstract
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A Gram-stain negative, yellow-pigmented, motile, pleomorphic
bacterium, designated strain CBA4602T, was isolated
from the gut of the sea cucumber Stichopus japonicus, which
was collected from Jeju Island in the Republic of Korea. In
a phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene, strain
CBA4602T belonged to the order Sphingomonadales in the
class Alphaproteobacteria. The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity
between strain CBA4602T and ‘Citromicrobium bathyomarinum’
JF-1, the most closely related strain having nonvalidly
published name, was 98.4%, followed by 95.2–96.7%
identities with sequence of the other closest strains in the
genus Erythrobacter. Strain CBA4602T had bacteriochlorophyll
a and carotenoids. Strain CBA4602T grew in 0–10%
(w/v) NaCl, at 10–42°C and pH 6.0–8.0, with optimal growth
in 1–2% NaCl, at 30–37°C and pH 7.0. Strain CBA4602T
was positive for catalase and oxidase activities and was able
to hydrolyse gelatine and Tween 20 and 40, but not starch,
Tween 80 or L-tyrosine. The G+C content of genomic DNA
from strain CBA4602T was 68.0 mol% and Q-10 was the major
detected isoprenoid quinone. The polar lipids were three
unidentified phospholipids, three unidentified glycolipids,
and two unidentified lipids. The dominant fatty acids were
anteiso-C15:0, C16:0, anteiso-C17:0 and C18:0. As considering
the current taxonomic status of the genus ‘Citromicrobium’
and polyphasic taxonomic analyses, strain CBA4602T represents
a novel genus and species. The name Citrimicrobium
luteum is proposed for the type strain CBA4602T (=KACC
17668T =JCM 19530T).
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