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Malhotra M, Bello S, Gupta RS. Phylogenomic and molecular markers based studies on clarifying the evolutionary relationships among Peptoniphilus species. Identification of several Genus-Level clades of Peptoniphilus species and transfer of some Peptoniphilus species to the genus Aedoeadaptatus. Syst Appl Microbiol 2024; 47:126499. [PMID: 38428338 DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2024.126499] [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] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
Abstract
To clarify the evolutionary relationships among Peptoniphilus species, whose members show association with increased risk for prostate cancer, detailed phylogenomic and comparative analyses were conducted on their genome sequences. In phylogenetic trees based on core genome proteins and 16S rRNA gene sequences, Peptoniphilus species formed eight distinct clades, with Aedoeadaptatus and Anaerosphaera species branching between them. The observed clades designated as Peptoniphilus sensu stricto (encompassing its type species), Harei, Lacrimalis, Duerdenii, Mikwangii, Stercorisuis, Catoniae and Aedoeadaptatus, show genus level divergence based on 16S rRNA similarity and average amino acid identity (AAI). The Genome Taxonomy Database also assigns most of these clades to distinct taxa. Several Peptoniphilus species (viz. P. coxii, P. ivorii, P. nemausensis and some non-validly published species) grouped reliably with the type species of Aedoeadaptatus (A. acetigenes) and are affiliated to this genus based on 16S rRNA similarity, AAI, and multiple uniquely shared molecular signatures. Hence, we are proposing the transfer of these species into the emended genus Aedoeadaptatus. Our analyses on protein sequences from Peptoniphilus genomes have also identified 54 novel molecular markers consisting of conserved signature indels (CSIs), which are specific for different Peptoniphilus species clades and provide reliable means for their demarcation in molecular terms. Lastly, we also show that based on the shared presence of these CSIs in the genomes of uncharacterized Peptoniphilus spp. (cultured and uncultured), their affiliations to the specific Peptoniphilus clades can be accurately predicted. These results should prove useful in understanding the potential involvement of Peptoniphilus-related species in diseases.
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Affiliation(s)
- Megha Malhotra
- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada.
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Köller N, Hahnke S, Zverlov V, Wibberg D, Klingl A, Busche T, Klocke M, Pühler A, Schlüter A, Liebl W, Maus I. Anaeropeptidivorans aminofermentans gen. nov., sp. nov., a mesophilic proteolytic salt-tolerant bacterium isolated from a laboratory-scale biogas fermenter, and emended description of Clostridium colinum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72. [PMID: 36748496 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005668] [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: 12/24/2022] Open
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An anaerobic bacterial strain, designated strain M3/9T, was isolated from a laboratory-scale biogas fermenter fed with maize silage supplemented with 5 % wheat straw. Cells were straight, non-motile rods, which stained Gram-negative. Optimal growth occurred between 30 and 40°C, at pH 7.5-8.5, and up to 3.9 % (w/v) NaCl was tolerated. When grown on peptone from casein and soymeal, strain M3/9T produced mainly acetic acid, ethanol, and isobutyric acid. The major cellular fatty acids of the novel strain were C16 : 0 and C16 : 0 DMA. The genome of strain M3/9T is 3757 330 bp in size with a G+C content of 38.45 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis allocated strain M3/9T within the family Lachnospiraceae with Clostridium colinum DSM 6011T and Anaerotignum lactatifermentans DSM 14214T being the most closely related species sharing 57.86 and 56.99% average amino acid identity and 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities of 91.58 and 91.26 %, respectively. Based on physiological, chemotaxonomic and genetic data, we propose the description of a novel species and genus Anaeropeptidivorans aminofermentans gen. nov., sp. nov., represented by the type strain M3/9T (=DSM 100058T=LMG 29527T). In addition, an emended description of Clostridium colinum is provided.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nora Köller
- Chair of Microbiology, Technical University of Munich, Emil-Ramann-Str. 4, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Department of Human Medicine, University of Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Str. 9-11, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
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- Chair of Microbiology, Technical University of Munich, Emil-Ramann-Str. 4, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Genome Research of Industrial Microorganisms, Universitätsstraße 27, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany.,Institute for Bio- and Geosciences (IBG-5), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße, 52428 Jülich, Germany
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- Plant Development, Department Biology I - Botany, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Großhaderner Str. 2-4, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Medical Faculty OWL & Centrum für Biotechnologie (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Universitätsstr. 25, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany
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- Institute of Agricultural and Urban Ecological Projects affiliated to Berlin Humboldt University (IASP), Philippstraße 13, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Genome Research of Industrial Microorganisms, Universitätsstraße 27, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany
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- Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Genome Research of Industrial Microorganisms, Universitätsstraße 27, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany
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- Chair of Microbiology, Technical University of Munich, Emil-Ramann-Str. 4, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Genome Research of Industrial Microorganisms, Universitätsstraße 27, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany.,Institute for Bio- and Geosciences (IBG-5), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße, 52428 Jülich, Germany
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