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Ying Y, Yuan B, Liu T, Bai X, Zhao H. Leucobacter tenebrionis sp. nov., isolated from the gut of Tenebrio molitor. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73. [PMID: 37823785 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.006081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
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A novel Gram-stain-positive bacterium, designated NB10T, was isolated from the gut of Tenebrio molitor. The isolate was rod-shaped, aerobic, non-motile and non-spore-forming. Colonies of strain NB10T were light yellow, circular and smooth. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons indicated that the isolate was related to the genus Leucobacter. Its closest relatives were Leucobacter holotrichiae T14T (97.8 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity), Leucobacter zeae CC-MF41T (97.0%) and Leucobacter salsicius M1-8T (96.4%). The DNA G+C content of strain NB10T was 68.8 mol%. The average nucleotide identity (ANI) and digital DNA-DNA hybridization values among strain NB10T and the selected Leucobacter species were ≤83.8 % (ANI-blast), 87.6 % (ANI-MUMmer) and 29.6%, which were below the recommended cutoff values for species delineation. The predominant cellular fatty acids were anteiso-C15 : 0 (39.0%), anteiso-C17 : 0 (35.5%) and iso-C16 : 0 (17.0%). The major polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol and glycolipids. The predominant respiratory quinones were MK-11 and MK-10. The cell wall amino acids were Gly, Glu, Tr, Ala, and DAB. Based on these phylogenetic and phenotypic results, strain NB10T can be clearly distinguished from all of the recognized species of the genus Leucobacter and is considered to represent a novel species of that genus. The name Leucobacter tenebrionis sp. nov. is proposed, with the type strain NB10T (=MCCC 1K07072T=KCTC 49728T).
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- Yu Ying
- Qingdao Institute for Food and Drug Control 266071, Qingdao, PR China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot, 010022, Inner Mongolia, PR China
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- Qingdao Institute for Food and Drug Control 266071, Qingdao, PR China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot, 010022, Inner Mongolia, PR China
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- Qingdao Institute for Food and Drug Control 266071, Qingdao, PR China
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Kim S, Asano T, Naito H, Hamada M, Weon HY, Kwon SW, Heo J. Leucobacter allii sp. nov. and Leucobacter rhizosphaerae sp. nov., isolated from rhizospheres of onion and garlic, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73. [PMID: 37191986 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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Three bacterial strains, H21R-40T and H21R-36 from garlic (Allium sativum) and H25R-14T from onion (Allium cepa), were isolated from plant rhizospheres sampled in the Republic of Korea. Results of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed the highest sequence similarity of strain H21R-40T to Leucobacter celer subsp. astrifaciens CBX151T (97.3 %) and Leucobacter triazinivorans JW-1T (97.2 %), and strain H25R-14T to Leucobacter insecticola HDW9BT (98.8 %) and Leucobacter humi Re6T (98.4 %), while the sequence similarity between strains H21R-40T and H21R-36 was 99.8 %. According to the phylogenomic tree, strains H21R-40T with H21R-36 formed an independent clade separable from other Leucobacter species within the genus Leucobacter and strain H25R-14T clustered with Leucobacter insecticola HDW9BT, Leucobacter coleopterorum HDW9AT and Leucobacter viscericola HDW9CT. Strains H21R-40T and H21R-36 had orthologous average nucleotide identity (OrthoANI) and digital DNA-DNA hybridization (dDDH) values (98.1 % and 86.9 %, respectively) higher than the threshold ranges for species delineation (95-96 % and 70 %, respectively). The OrthoANI and dDDH values between two strains (H21R-40T and H25R-14T) and the type strains of species of the genus Leucobacter were lower than 81 and 24 %, respectively. The peptidoglycan type of three strains was type B1. The major menaquinones and major polar lipids of the strains were MK-11 and MK-10, and diphosphatidylglycerol, phatidylglycerol and an unidentified glycolipid, respectively. The major fatty acids (more than 10 % of the total fatty acids) of strains H21R-40T and H21R-36 were anteiso-C15 : 0, anteiso-C17 : 0 and iso-C16 : 0, and those of strain H25R-14T were anteiso-C15 : 0 and iso-C16 : 0. The phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and genotypic data obtained in this study showed that the strains represent two novel species of the genus Leucobacter, named Leucobacter allii sp. nov. (H21R-40T and H21R-36) and Leucobacter rhizosphaerae sp. nov. (H25R-14T). The respective type strains are H21R-40T (=DSM 114348T=JCM 35241T=KACC 21839T=NBRC 115481T) and H25R-14T (=DSM 114346T=JCM 35239T=KACC 21837T=NBRC 115479T).
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- Seunghwan Kim
- Agricultural Microbiology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Wanju-gun, Jeollabuk-do 55365, Republic of Korea
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- NITE Biological Resource Center (NBRC), National Institute of Technology and Evaluation, 2-5-8, Kazusakamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan
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- NITE Biological Resource Center (NBRC), National Institute of Technology and Evaluation, 2-5-8, Kazusakamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan
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- NITE Biological Resource Center (NBRC), National Institute of Technology and Evaluation, 2-5-8, Kazusakamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan
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- Agricultural Microbiology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Wanju-gun, Jeollabuk-do 55365, Republic of Korea
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- Agricultural Microbiology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Wanju-gun, Jeollabuk-do 55365, Republic of Korea
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- Agricultural Microbiology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Wanju-gun, Jeollabuk-do 55365, Republic of Korea
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Zhu J, Che J, Jiang X, Ma M, Guan D, Li L, Cao F, Zhao B, Kang Y, Zhao J, Kong D, Zhou Y, Ruan Z, Li J. Leucobacter chinensis sp. nov., with plant growth-promoting potential isolated from field soil after seven-years continuous maize cropping. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72. [PMID: 35939329 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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A novel Gram-stain-positive, aerobic, non-motile and rod-shaped bacterium, designated strain NC76-1T, was isolated from soil from a field that had undergone seven years continuous maize cropping from Liuba town located in Zhangye city, Gansu province, PR China. Colonies of strain NC76-1T were white, opaque and circular with a convex shape. The isolate was found to be able to grow at 10-40 °C (optimum 30 °C), pH 6.0 to 12.0 (optimum 7.0-8.0) and with 0-5.0 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum 0%). On the basis of the results of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, the strain fell within the clade of the genus Leucobacter, showing the highest sequence similarities with Leucobacter iarius 40T (97.4%), Leucobacter aridicollis CIP 108388T (97.0%), Leucobacter chromiireducens subsp. solipictus TAN 31504T (96.7%) and Leucobacter denitrificans M1T8B10T (96.7%). The average nucleotide identity (ANI) and digital DNA-DNA hybridization (dDDH) values between NC76-1T and its closest relatives, L. iarius 40T, L. aridicollis CIP 108388T, L. chromiireducens subsp. solipictus TAN 31504T and L. denitrificans M1T8B10T were ≤73.5 % and 20.3%, respectively. The genomic DNA G+C content of NC76-1T was 61.5 mol%. It presented MK-11 as the predominant menaquinone. The major cellular fatty acids were anteiso-C15 : 0 (49.2 %) and iso-C16 : 0 (35.7%). The major polar lipids were found to be diphosphatidyglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, aminoglycolipid, five glycolipid and one unidentified lipids. The cell wall amino acids were 2,4-diaminobutyric acid, alanine, glutamic acid, glycine and threonine. On the basis of the phylogenetic, phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characteristics, strain NC76-1T is concluded to represent a novel species within the genus Leucobacter, for which the name Leucobacter chinensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is NC76-1T (GDMCC 1.2286T= JCM 34651T).
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- Jie Zhu
- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China.,School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, PR China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China.,College of Life Science, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, 830046, PR China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China.,Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Microbial Products (Beijing), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China.,Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Microbial Products (Beijing), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Microbial Products (Beijing), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China.,Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Microbial Products (Beijing), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Microbial Products (Beijing), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- Life Sciences Collage of Zhaoqing University, Zhaoqing 526061, PR China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, PR China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China.,Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Microbial Products (Beijing), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100081, PR China
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Kämpfer P, McInroy JA, Clermont D, Neumann-Schaal M, Criscuolo A, Busse HJ, Glaeser SP. Leucobacter soli sp. nov., from soil amended with humic acid. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71. [PMID: 34904944 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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A Gram-positive, non-spore-forming actinobacterium (IMT-300T) was isolated from soil amended with humic acid in Malvern, AL, USA. This soil has been used for 50+years for the cultivation of earthworms for use as fish bait. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity studies, strain IMT-300T was shown to belong to the genus Leucobacter and was closely related to the type strain of 'Leucobacter margaritiformis' L1T (97.8%). Similarity to all other type strains of Leucobacter species was lower than 97.2 %. The average nucleotide identity (ANI) and digital DNA-DNA hybridization (dDDH) values between the IMT-300T genome assembly and those of the closest relative Leucobacter type strain were 81.4 and 23.3 % (Leucobacter chironomi), respectively. The peptidoglycan of strain IMT-300T contained l-2,4-diaminobutyric acid as the diagnostic diamino acid. In addition, glycine, d- and l-alanine and d-glutamic acid were found. The peptidoglycan type represents a variant of B2δ (B11). The major quinones were menaquinones MK-10 and MK-11. The polar lipid profile consisted of the major lipids diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol and moderate to minor amounts of two unidentified phospholipids, two unidentified glycolipids and an unidentified aminophospholipid. The polyamine pattern contained major amounts of spermidine and spermine. Strain IMT-300T contained the major fatty acids C15 : 0 anteiso, C16 : 0 iso and C17 : 0 anteiso, like other members of the genus Leucobacter. The results of ANI and dDDH analyses and physiological and biochemical tests allowed a genotypic and phenotypic differentiation of strain IMT-300T from the most closely related Leucobacter species. Strain IMT-300T represents a novel Leucobacter species, for which we propose the name Leucobacter soli sp. nov., with the type strain IMT-300T (CIP 111803T=DSM 110505T=CCM 9020T=LMG 31600T).
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- Peter Kämpfer
- Institut für Angewandte Mikrobiologie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, AL 36849, USA
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- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris, CIP-Collection de l´Institut Pasteur, F-75015 Paris, France
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- Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris, Hub de Bioinformatique et Biostatistique - Département Biologie Computationnelle, 75015 Paris, France
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- Institut für Mikrobiologie, Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien, A-1210 Wien, Austria
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- Institut für Angewandte Mikrobiologie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
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Hyun DW, Sung H, Kim PS, Yun JH, Bae JW. Leucobacter coleopterorum sp. nov., Leucobacter insecticola sp. nov., and Leucobacter viscericola sp. nov., isolated from the intestine of the diving beetles, Cybister brevis and Cybister lewisianus, and emended description of the genus Leucobacter. J Microbiol 2021; 59:360-368. [PMID: 33496938 DOI: 10.1007/s12275-021-0472-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Revised: 12/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Three novel bacterial strains, HDW9AT, HDW9BT, and HDW9CT, isolated from the intestine of the diving beetles Cybister lewisianus and Cybister brevis, were characterized as three novel species using a polyphasic approach. The isolates were Gram-staining-positive, strictly aerobic, non-motile, and rod-shaped. They grew optimally at 30°C (pH 7) in the presence of 0.5% (wt/vol) NaCl. Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that they belong to the genus Leucobacter and are closely related to L. denitrificans M1T8B10T (98.4-98.7% sequence similarity). Average nucleotide identity (ANI) values among the isolates were 76.4-84.1%. ANI values for the isolates and the closest taxonomic species, L. denitrificans KACC 14055T, were 72.3-73.1%. The isolates showed ANI values of < 76.5% with all analyzable Leucobacter strains in the EzBioCloud database. The genomic DNA G + C content of the isolates was 60.3-62.5%. The polar lipid components were phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, and other unidentified glycolipids, phospholipids, and lipids. The major cellular fatty acids were anteiso-C15:0, iso-C16:0, and anteiso-C17:0. MK-10 was the major respiratory quinone, and MK-7 and MK-11 were the minor respiratory quinones. The whole-cell sugar components of the isolates were ribose, glucose, galactose, and mannose. The isolates harbored L-2,4-diaminobutyric acid, L-serine, L-lysine, L-aspartic acid, glycine, and D-glutamic acid within the cell wall peptidoglycan. Based on phylogenetic, phenotypic, chemotaxonomic, and genotypic analyses, strains HDW9AT, HDW9BT, and HDW9CT represent three novel species within the genus Leucobacter. We propose the name Leucobacter coleopterorum sp. nov. for strain HDW9AT (= KACC 21331T = KCTC 49317T = JCM 33667T), the name Leucobacter insecticola sp. nov. for strain HDW9BT (= KACC 21332T = KCTC 49318T = JCM 33668T), and the name Leucobacter viscericola sp. nov. for strain HDW9CT (= KACC 21333T = KCTC 49319T = JCM 33669T).
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- Dong-Wook Hyun
- Department of Biology and Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology and Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology and Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology and Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology and Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea.
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A novel pigmented and heavy metal biosorptive bacterium, Leucobacter epilobiisoli sp. nov., isolated from rhizosphere soil of Epilobium hirsutum L. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2018; 111:1825-1833. [DOI: 10.1007/s10482-018-1071-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Sun LN, Pan DD, Wu XW, Yang ED, Hua RM, Li QX. Leucobacter triazinivorans sp. nov., a s-triazine herbicide prometryn-degrading bacterium isolated from sludge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:204-210. [PMID: 29139349 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.002483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Le-Ni Sun
- School of Life Science, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, PR China
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- School of Life Science, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, PR China
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1955 East–West Road, Honolulu, HI 957822, USA
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Schumann P, Pukall R. Leucobacter weissii sp. nov., an isolate from activated sludge once described as first representative of the peptidoglycan variation B2δ, and emended description of the genus Leucobacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:5244-5251. [PMID: 29087268 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.002454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Strain S27T is a Gram-stain-positive, regular rod-shaped, non-motile, non-spore-forming, yellow pigmented actinobacterium which was isolated from an aerated laboratory scale fermenter fed with wastes of a yeast factory. The strain was classified as Microbacterium sp. after the analysis of its peptidoglycan revealed a novel B-type structure established as variation B2δ by Hensel in 1984. As the combination of the peptidoglycan amino acids 2,4-diaminobutyric acid (Dab), threonine (Thr), glycine (Gly), alanine (Ala) and glutamic acid (Glu) is in disagreement with the current genus definition of Microbacterium but is typical of several Leucobacter species, the taxonomic status of strain S27T was re-examined by a polyphasic study. Comparative analyses of 16S rRNA gene sequences and the occurrence of l-Dab, d-Ala, l-Ala, Gly, l-Thr, d-Glu and lower amounts of l-Glu in the peptidoglycan in combination with the predominating menaquinones MK-11, MK-10 and MK-9, phosphatidylglycerol, and one unknown glycolipid as the major polar lipids (and trace amounts of diphosphatidylglycerol and an unknown phospholipid), a profile with anteiso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 0, iso-C16 : 0, anteiso-C17 : 0 and iso-C17 : 0 as major fatty acids and the G+C value of 70.1 mol% confirmed the affiliation to the genus Leucobacter and revealed that S27T (=DSM 20621T =CCM 8762T) is the type strain of a new species for which the name Leucobacter weissii sp. nov. is proposed. The availability of new data allows for an emended description of the genus Leucobacter.
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- Peter Schumann
- Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstraße 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstraße 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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Chen X, Hitchings MD, Mendoza JE, Balanza V, Facey PD, Dyson PJ, Bielza P, Del Sol R. Comparative Genomics of Facultative Bacterial Symbionts Isolated from European Orius Species Reveals an Ancestral Symbiotic Association. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1969. [PMID: 29067021 PMCID: PMC5641365 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2017] [Accepted: 09/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Pest control in agriculture employs diverse strategies, among which the use of predatory insects has steadily increased. The use of several species within the genus Orius in pest control is widely spread, particularly in Mediterranean Europe. Commercial mass rearing of predatory insects is costly, and research efforts have concentrated on diet manipulation and selective breeding to reduce costs and improve efficacy. The characterisation and contribution of microbial symbionts to Orius sp. fitness, behaviour, and potential impact on human health has been neglected. This paper provides the first genome sequence level description of the predominant culturable facultative bacterial symbionts associated with five Orius species (O. laevigatus, O. niger, O. pallidicornis, O. majusculus, and O. albidipennis) from several geographical locations. Two types of symbionts were broadly classified as members of the genera Serratia and Leucobacter, while a third constitutes a new genus within the Erwiniaceae. These symbionts were found to colonise all the insect specimens tested, which evidenced an ancestral symbiotic association between these bacteria and the genus Orius. Pangenome analyses of the Serratia sp. isolates offered clues linking Type VI secretion system effector–immunity proteins from the Tai4 sub-family to the symbiotic lifestyle.
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- Xiaorui Chen
- Institute of Life Science 1, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Life Science 1, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom
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- Departamento de Producción Vegetal, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena, Spain
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- Departamento de Producción Vegetal, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena, Spain
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- Institute of Life Science 1, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Life Science 1, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom
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- Departamento de Producción Vegetal, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena, Spain
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- Institute of Life Science 1, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom
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Chun BH, Lee HJ, Jeong SE, Schumann P, Jeon CO. Leucobacter ruminantium sp. nov., isolated from the bovine rumen. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2634-2639. [DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.002003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Byung Hee Chun
- Department of Life Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biology, Kunsan National University, Gunsan 54150, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstraße 7B, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Life Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea
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Diversity of Cultivable Midgut Microbiota at Different Stages of the Asian Tiger Mosquito, Aedes albopictus from Tezpur, India. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0167409. [PMID: 27941985 PMCID: PMC5152811 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2016] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus are among the most important vectors of arboviral diseases, worldwide. Recent studies indicate that diverse midgut microbiota of mosquitoes significantly affect development, digestion, metabolism, and immunity of their hosts. Midgut microbiota has also been suggested to modulate the competency of mosquitoes to transmit arboviruses, malaria parasites etc. Interestingly, the midgut microbial flora is dynamic and the diversity changes with the development of vectors, in addition to other factors such as species, sex, life-stage, feeding behavior and geographical origin. The aim of the present study was to investigate the midgut bacterial diversity among larva, adult male, sugar fed female and blood fed female Ae. albopictus collected from Tezpur, Northeastern India. Based on colony morphological characteristics, we selected 113 cultivable bacterial isolates for 16S rRNA gene sequence based molecular identification. Of the 113 isolates, we could identify 35 bacterial species belonging to 18 distinct genera under four major phyla, namely Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Actinobacteria and Bacteroidetes. Phyla Proteobacteria and Firmicutes accounted for majority (80%) of the species, while phylum Actinobacteria constituted 17% of the species. Bacteroidetes was the least represented phylum, characterized by a single species- Chryseobacterium rhizoplanae, isolated from blood fed individuals. Dissection of midgut microbiota diversity at different developmental stages of Ae. albopictus will be helpful in better understanding mosquito-borne diseases, and for designing effective strategies to manage mosquito-borne diseases.
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