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Emsley SA, Loughran RM, Shlafstein MD, Pfannmuller KM, De La Flor YT, Lein CG, Dove NC, Koyack MJ, Oline DK, Hanson TE, Videau P, Saw JH, Ushijima B. Fluctibacter corallii gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the coral Montipora capitata on a reef in Kāne'ohe Bay, O'ahu, Hawai'i, reclassification of Aestuariibacter halophilus as Fluctibacter halophilus comb. nov., and Paraglaciecola oceanifecundans as a later heterotypic synonym of Paraglaciecola agarilytica. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2024; 117:45. [PMID: 38424217 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-024-01934-4] [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: 12/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
Abstract
Strain AA17T was isolated from an apparently healthy fragment of Montipora capitata coral from the reef surrounding Moku o Lo'e in Kāne'ohe Bay, O'ahu, Hawai'i, USA, and was taxonomically evaluated using a polyphasic approach. Comparison of a partial 16S rRNA gene sequence found that strain AA17T shared the greatest similarity with Aestuariibacter halophilus JC2043T (96.6%), and phylogenies based on 16S rRNA gene sequences grouped strain AA17T with members of the Aliiglaciecola, Aestuariibacter, Lacimicrobium, Marisediminitalea, Planctobacterium, and Saliniradius genera. To more precisely infer the taxonomy of strain AA17T, a phylogenomic analysis was conducted and indicated that strain AA17T formed a monophyletic clade with A. halophilus JC2043T, divergent from Aestuariibacter salexigens JC2042T and other related genera. As a result of monophyly and multiple genomic metrics of genus demarcation, strain AA17T and A. halophilus JC2043T comprise a distinct genus for which the name Fluctibacter gen. nov. is proposed. Based on a polyphasic characterisation and identifying differences in genomic and taxonomic data, strain AA17T represents a novel species, for which the name Fluctibacter corallii sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is AA17T (= LMG 32603 T = NCTC 14664T). This work also supports the reclassification of A. halophilus as Fluctibacter halophilus comb. nov., which is the type species of the Fluctibacter genus. Genomic analyses also support the reclassification of Paraglaciecola oceanifecundans as a later heterotypic synonym of Paraglaciecola agarilytica.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sarah A Emsley
- Department of Biology, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR, USA
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- Microbiology Graduate Program, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
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- Department of Biology and Marine Biology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC, USA
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- School of Arts and Sciences, Gwynedd Mercy University, Gwynedd Valley, PA, USA
| | - David K Oline
- Department of Biology, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR, USA
| | - Thomas E Hanson
- Microbiology Graduate Program, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
- School of Marine Science and Policy and Delaware Biotechnology Institute, University of Delaware, Delaware, USA
| | - Patrick Videau
- Department of Biology, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR, USA
- AgBiome, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
| | - Jimmy H Saw
- Department of Biological Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
| | - Blake Ushijima
- Department of Biology and Marine Biology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC, USA.
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