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Adenaya A, Quintero RR, Brinkhoff T, Lara-Martín PA, Wurl O, Ribas-Ribas M. Vertical distribution and risk assessment of pharmaceuticals and other micropollutants in southern North Sea coastal waters. Mar Pollut Bull 2024; 200:116099. [PMID: 38309177 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 01/27/2024] [Accepted: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 02/05/2024]
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Pharmaceutical compounds are micropollutants of emerging concern, as well as other classes of chemicals such as UV filters and artificial sweeteners. They enter marine environments via wastewater treatment plants, aquaculture runoff, hospital effluents, and shipping activities. While many studies have investigated the presence and distribution of these pollutants in numerous coastal areas, our study is the first to focus on their occurrence, spatial distribution, and vertical distribution in the sea surface microlayer (SML) and the near-surface layer of marine environments. We analyzed 62 pharmaceutical compounds, one UV filter, and six artificial sweeteners from the SML to the corresponding underlying water (0 cm, 20 cm, 50 cm, 100 cm, and 150 cm) at four stations in the southern North Sea. One station is the enclosed Jade Bay, one is the Weser estuary at Bremerhaven, and the other two stations (NS_7 and NS_8) are in the open German Bight. Jade Bay receives pollutants from surrounding wastewater treatment plants, while the Weser estuary receives pollutants from cities like Bremerhaven, which has dense populations and industrial activities. Concentrations of pharmaceutical compounds were higher in the upper water layers (from the SML to 20 cm). Eleven pharmaceutical compounds (caffeine, carbamazepine, gemfibrozil, ibuprofen, metoprolol, salicylic acid, clarithromycin, novobiocin, clindamycin, trimethoprim, and tylosin) were detected in >95 % of our samples. One UV filter (benzophenone-4) was found in 83 % and three artificial sweeteners (acesulfame, saccharin, and sucralose) in 100 % of all our samples. All artificial sweeteners posed high risks to the freshwater invertebrate Daphnia magna. Understanding the spatial and vertical distribution of pharmaceuticals and other micropollutants in marine environments may be essential in assessing their dispersal and detection in other aquatic environments.
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- Adenike Adenaya
- Center for Marine Sensors (ZfMarS), Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Wilhelmshaven, Germany; Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), School of Mathematics and Science, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Ammerländer Heerstraße 114-118, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany.
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- Physical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of Cádiz, CEI·MAR, Cádiz 11510, Spain
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), School of Mathematics and Science, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Ammerländer Heerstraße 114-118, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of Cádiz, CEI·MAR, Cádiz 11510, Spain
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- Center for Marine Sensors (ZfMarS), Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
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- Center for Marine Sensors (ZfMarS), Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
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Hollensteiner J, Schneider D, Poehlein A, Brinkhoff T, Daniel R. Pan-genome analysis of six Paracoccus type strain genomes reveal lifestyle traits. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0287947. [PMID: 38117845 PMCID: PMC10732464 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/22/2023] Open
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The genus Paracoccus capable of inhabiting a variety of different ecological niches both, marine and terrestrial, is globally distributed. In addition, Paracoccus is taxonomically, metabolically and regarding lifestyle highly diverse. Until now, little is known on how Paracoccus can adapt to such a range of different ecological niches and lifestyles. In the present study, the genus Paracoccus was phylogenomically analyzed (n = 160) and revisited, allowing species level classification of 16 so far unclassified Paracoccus sp. strains and detection of five misclassifications. Moreover, we performed pan-genome analysis of Paracoccus-type strains, isolated from a variety of ecological niches, including different soils, tidal flat sediment, host association such as the bluespotted cornetfish, Bugula plumosa, and the reef-building coral Stylophora pistillata to elucidate either i) the importance of lifestyle and adaptation potential, and ii) the role of the genomic equipment and niche adaptation potential. Six complete genomes were de novo hybrid assembled using a combination of short and long-read technologies. These Paracoccus genomes increase the number of completely closed high-quality genomes of type strains from 15 to 21. Pan-genome analysis revealed an open pan-genome composed of 13,819 genes with a minimal chromosomal core (8.84%) highlighting the genomic adaptation potential and the huge impact of extra-chromosomal elements. All genomes are shaped by the acquisition of various mobile genetic elements including genomic islands, prophages, transposases, and insertion sequences emphasizing their genomic plasticity. In terms of lifestyle, each mobile genetic elements should be evaluated separately with respect to the ecological context. Free-living genomes, in contrast to host-associated, tend to comprise (1) larger genomes, or the highest number of extra-chromosomal elements, (2) higher number of genomic islands and insertion sequence elements, and (3) a lower number of intact prophage regions. Regarding lifestyle adaptations, free-living genomes share genes linked to genetic exchange via T4SS, especially relevant for Paracoccus, known for their numerous extrachromosomal elements, enabling adaptation to dynamic environments. Conversely, host-associated genomes feature diverse genes involved in molecule transport, cell wall modification, attachment, stress protection, DNA repair, carbon, and nitrogen metabolism. Due to the vast number of adaptive genes, Paracoccus can quickly adapt to changing environmental conditions.
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- Jacqueline Hollensteiner
- Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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Liu Y, Brinkhoff T, Berger M, Poehlein A, Voget S, Paoli L, Sunagawa S, Amann R, Simon M. Metagenome-assembled genomes reveal greatly expanded taxonomic and functional diversification of the abundant marine Roseobacter RCA cluster. Microbiome 2023; 11:265. [PMID: 38007474 PMCID: PMC10675870 DOI: 10.1186/s40168-023-01644-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND The RCA (Roseobacter clade affiliated) cluster belongs to the family Roseobacteracea and represents a major Roseobacter lineage in temperate to polar oceans. Despite its prevalence and abundance, only a few genomes and one described species, Planktomarina temperata, exist. To gain more insights into our limited understanding of this cluster and its taxonomic and functional diversity and biogeography, we screened metagenomic datasets from the global oceans and reconstructed metagenome-assembled genomes (MAG) affiliated to this cluster. RESULTS The total of 82 MAGs, plus five genomes of isolates, reveal an unexpected diversity and novel insights into the genomic features, the functional diversity, and greatly refined biogeographic patterns of the RCA cluster. This cluster is subdivided into three genera: Planktomarina, Pseudoplanktomarina, and the most deeply branching Candidatus Paraplanktomarina. Six of the eight Planktomarina species have larger genome sizes (2.44-3.12 Mbp) and higher G + C contents (46.36-53.70%) than the four Pseudoplanktomarina species (2.26-2.72 Mbp, 42.22-43.72 G + C%). Cand. Paraplanktomarina is represented only by one species with a genome size of 2.40 Mbp and a G + C content of 45.85%. Three novel species of the genera Planktomarina and Pseudoplanktomarina are validly described according to the SeqCode nomenclature for prokaryotic genomes. Aerobic anoxygenic photosynthesis (AAP) is encoded in three Planktomarina species. Unexpectedly, proteorhodopsin (PR) is encoded in the other Planktomarina and all Pseudoplanktomarina species, suggesting that this light-driven proton pump is the most important mode of acquiring complementary energy of the RCA cluster. The Pseudoplanktomarina species exhibit differences in functional traits compared to Planktomarina species and adaptations to more resource-limited conditions. An assessment of the global biogeography of the different species greatly expands the range of occurrence and shows that the different species exhibit distinct biogeographic patterns. They partially reflect the genomic features of the species. CONCLUSIONS Our detailed MAG-based analyses shed new light on the diversification, environmental adaptation, and global biogeography of a major lineage of pelagic bacteria. The taxonomic delineation and validation by the SeqCode nomenclature of prominent genera and species of the RCA cluster may be a promising way for a refined taxonomic identification of major prokaryotic lineages and sublineages in marine and other prokaryotic communities assessed by metagenomics approaches. Video Abstract.
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- Yanting Liu
- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Carl Von Ossietzky Str. 9-11, 26129, Oldenburg, Germany.
- Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany.
- State Key Laboratory for Marine Environmental Science, Institute of Marine Microbes and Ecospheres, Xiamen University, Xiamen, People's Republic of China.
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Carl Von Ossietzky Str. 9-11, 26129, Oldenburg, Germany.
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Carl Von Ossietzky Str. 9-11, 26129, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology & Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Georg-August University Göttingen, Grisebachstr. 8, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology & Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Georg-August University Göttingen, Grisebachstr. 8, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Carl Von Ossietzky Str. 9-11, 26129, Oldenburg, Germany.
- Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity at the University of Oldenburg (HIFMB), Ammerländer Heerstr. 231, 26129, Oldenburg, Germany.
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Adenaya A, Berger M, Brinkhoff T, Ribas-Ribas M, Wurl O. Usage of antibiotics in aquaculture and the impact on coastal waters. Mar Pollut Bull 2023; 188:114645. [PMID: 36724669 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Revised: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
For decades, coastal marine ecosystems have been threatened by a wide range of anthropogenic pollutants. Recently, there has been increasing concern about the accumulation and impacts of antibiotic compounds on marine ecosystems. However, information regarding the accumulation of antibiotics and the impacts they may have on microbial communities in coastal water bodies and on human health is sparse in literature. Antibiotics from aquacultures are constantly discharged into marine environments via rivers. Large rivers transport tons of antibiotics every year into coastal waters, e.g., 12 tons of sulfonamide by the river Mekong. Here, we discuss a potential influence of such imported antibiotics on bacterial communities in coastal waters. Potential accumulation of antibiotics in the uppermost surface layer of aquatic ecosystems, the so-called sea surface microlayer (SML), is of interest. Because of the ability of the SML to accumulate anthropogenic pollutants, it may serve as a pool for antibiotics and correspondingly also for resistant organisms. Also, due to its biofilm-like structure, the SML could serve as a hotspot for horizontal gene transfer, speeding up the spread of antibiotic resistant strains to encompassing marine environments. The emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria is a global threat and scientists projected that it could pave the way for the next pandemic that could ravage the world in the next decades. For this reason, it is time to focus research on understanding and minimizing the impact of antibiotics on the sustainability of coastal waters and on the health of humans who depend on coastal resources for food and recreational purposes. Also, knowledge about antibiotics in the SML is necessary to understand the effects they are likely to have on bacterial abundance, diversity, and metabolic activities in coastal water bodies.
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- Adenike Adenaya
- Center for Marine Sensors, Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Wilhelmshaven, Germany; Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany.
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Center for Marine Sensors, Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
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- Center for Marine Sensors, Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
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Bergen N, Krämer P, Romberg J, Wichels A, Gerlach G, Brinkhoff T. Shell Disease Syndrome Is Associated with Reduced and Shifted Epibacterial Diversity on the Carapace of the Crustacean Cancer pagurus. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0341922. [PMID: 36342282 PMCID: PMC9769784 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03419-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Cancer pagurus is highly susceptible to shell disease syndrome. However, little is known about concomitant changes in the epibacterial community. We compared the bacterial communities of black spot affected and nonaffected areas of the carapace by amplicon sequencing of 16S rRNA genes and 16S rRNA. Within each spot, bacterial communities of affected areas were less diverse compared to communities from nonaffected areas. Communities of different affected spots were, however, more divergent from each other, compared to those of different nonaffected areas. This indicates a reduced and shifted microbial community composition caused by the black spot disease. Different communities found in black spots likely indicate different stages of the disease. In affected areas, Flavobacteriaceae rose to one of the most abundant and active families due to the increase of Aquimarina spp., suggesting a significant role in shell disease syndrome. We isolated 75 bacterial strains from diseased and healthy areas, which are primarily affiliated with Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes, reflecting the dominant phyla detected by amplicon sequencing. The ability to degrade chitin was mainly found for Gammaproteobacteria and Aquimarina spp. within the Flavobacteriia, while the ability to use N-acetylglucosamine, the monomer of the polysaccharide chitin, was observed for most isolates, including many Alphaproteobacteria. One-third of the isolates, including most Aquimarina spp., showed antagonistic properties, indicating a high potential for interactions between the bacterial populations. The combination of bacterial community analysis and the physiological properties of the isolates provided insights into a functional complex epibacterial community on the carapace of C. pagurus. IMPORTANCE In recent years, shell disease syndrome has been detected for several ecologically and economically important crustacean species. Large proportions of populations are affected, e.g., >60% of the widely distributed species Cancer pagurus in different North Sea areas. Bacteria play a significant role in the development of different forms of shell disease, all characterized by microbial chitinolytic degradation of the outer shell. By comparing the bacterial communities of healthy and diseased areas of the shell of C. pagurus, we demonstrated that the disease causes a reduced bacterial diversity within affected areas, a phenomenon co-occurring also with many other diseases. Furthermore, the community composition dramatically changed with some taxa rising to high relative abundances and showing increased activity, indicating strong participation in shell disease. Characterization of bacterial isolates obtained from affected and nonaffected spots provided deeper insights into their physiological properties and thus the possible role within the microbiome.
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- Nils Bergen
- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Biology and Environmental Science, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Alfred-Wegener-Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Biologische Anstalt Helgoland, Helgoland, Germany
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- Institute for Biology and Environmental Science, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
- Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity (HIFMB), Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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Aguilar-Cruz Y, Milke F, Leinberger J, Poehlein A, Zotz G, Brinkhoff T. Diversity and putative metabolic function of prokaryotic communities in tank bromeliads along an elevation gradient in tropical Mexico. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:945488. [PMID: 36312956 PMCID: PMC9608151 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.945488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Tank bromeliads are unique canopy microhabitats that offer freshwater and organic nutrient-rich substrates in the Neotropics. In them it is possible to thoroughly characterize environmental factors and species composition of terrestrial and aquatic biota. Therefore, these plants have been used as natural models to study how communities are distributed and assembled. Here we used amplicon sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene and their functional annotations to study the diversity and metabolic potential of prokaryotic communities in tank bromeliads in five different forests along an elevation gradient in tropical Mexico. Furthermore, we analyzed the effects of vegetation type and environmental factors inside the tanks on prokaryotic composition. We found a high prokaryotic diversity in tank bromeliads along the elevation gradient. Prokaryotes commonly observed in acidic environments rich in organic carbon, and the potential pathogen Pasteurella multocida, were present in all samples, but few amplicon sequence variants were shared between forests. The prokaryotic composition was affected by forest type, and comparisons against null models suggest that it was shaped by non-neutral processes. Furthermore, prokaryotic community changes significantly covaried with tank water temperature, pH, and inorganic carbon. We found a high diversity of putative metabolic groups dominated by chemoheterotrophs and fermenters, but taxonomic groups involved in nitrogen and sulfur cycling were also present in all samples. These results suggest that tank bromeliads promote taxonomic and metabolic diversity of the prokaryotic community at a local and regional scale and play an important role in the biogeochemistry of forest canopies in the Neotropics.
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- Yonatan Aguilar-Cruz
- Functional Ecology of Plants, Institute of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
- *Correspondence: Yonatan Aguilar-Cruz, ; Felix Milke,
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
- *Correspondence: Yonatan Aguilar-Cruz, ; Felix Milke,
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Functional Ecology of Plants, Institute of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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Srinivas S, Berger M, Brinkhoff T, Niggemann J. Impact of Quorum Sensing and Tropodithietic Acid Production on the Exometabolome of Phaeobacter inhibens. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:917969. [PMID: 35801100 PMCID: PMC9253639 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.917969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Microbial interactions shape ecosystem diversity and chemistry through production and exchange of organic compounds, but the impact of regulatory mechanisms on production and release of these exometabolites is largely unknown. We studied the extent and nature of impact of two signaling molecules, tropodithietic acid (TDA) and the quorum sensing molecule acyl homoserine lactone (AHL) on the exometabolome of the model bacterium Phaeobacter inhibens DSM 17395, a member of the ubiquitous marine Roseobacter group. Exometabolomes of the wild type, a TDA and a QS (AHL-regulator) negative mutant were analyzed via Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR-MS). Based on a total of 996 reproducibly detected molecular masses, exometabolomes of the TDA and QS negative mutant were ∼70% dissimilar to each other, and ∼90 and ∼60% dissimilar, respectively, to that of the wild type. Moreover, at any sampled growth phase, 40–60% of masses detected in any individual exometabolome were unique to that strain, while only 10–12% constituted a shared “core exometabolome.” Putative annotation revealed exometabolites of ecological relevance such as vitamins, amino acids, auxins, siderophore components and signaling compounds with different occurrence patterns in the exometabolomes of the three strains. Thus, this study demonstrates that signaling molecules, such as AHL and TDA, extensively impact the composition of bacterial exometabolomes with potential consequences for species interactions in microbial communities.
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- Sujatha Srinivas
- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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Leinberger J, Milke F, Christodoulou M, Poehlein A, Caraveo-Patiño J, Teske A, Brinkhoff T. Microbial epibiotic community of the deep-sea galatheid squat lobster Munidopsis alvisca. Sci Rep 2022; 12:2675. [PMID: 35177734 PMCID: PMC8854721 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-06666-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Life at hydrothermal vent sites is based on chemosynthetic primary producers that supply heterotrophic microorganisms with substrates and generate biomass for higher trophic levels. Often, chemoautotrophs associate with the hydrothermal vent megafauna. To investigate attached bacterial and archaeal communities on deep-sea squat lobsters, we collected ten specimens from a hydrothermal vent in the Guaymas Basin (Gulf of California). All animals were identified as Munidopsis alvisca via morphological and molecular classification, and intraspecific divergence was determined. Amplicon sequencing of microbial DNA and cDNA revealed significant differences between microbial communities on the carapaces of M. alvisca and those in ambient sea water. Major epibiotic bacterial taxa were chemoautotrophic Gammaproteobacteria, such as Thiotrichaceae and Methylococcaceae, while archaea were almost exclusively represented by sequences affiliated with Ca. Nitrosopumilus. In sea water samples, Marine Group II and III archaea and organoheterotrophic Alphaproteobacteria, Flavobacteriia and Planctomycetacia were more dominant. Based on the identified taxa, we assume that main metabolic processes, carried out by M. alvisca epibiota, include ammonia, methane and sulphide oxidation. Considering that M. alvisca could benefit from sulphide detoxification by its epibiota, and that attached microbes are supplied with a stable habitat in proximity to substrate-rich hydrothermal fluids, a mutualistic host-microbe relationship appears likely.
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- Janina Leinberger
- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- German Centre for Marine Biodiversity Research (DZMB), Senckenberg am Meer, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
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- Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany.
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Flöder S, Yong J, Klauschies T, Gaedke U, Poprick T, Brinkhoff T, Moorthi S. Intraspecific trait variation alters the outcome of competition in freshwater ciliates. Ecol Evol 2021; 11:10225-10243. [PMID: 34367571 PMCID: PMC8328434 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Trait variation among heterospecific and conspecific organisms may substantially affect community and food web dynamics. While the relevance of competition and feeding traits have been widely studied for different consumer species, studies on intraspecific differences are more scarce, partly owing to difficulties in distinguishing different clones of the same species. Here, we investigate how intraspecific trait variation affects the competition between the freshwater ciliates Euplotes octocarinatus and Coleps hirtus in a nitrogen-limited chemostat system. The ciliates competed for the microalgae Cryptomonas sp. (Cry) and Navicula pelliculosa (Nav), and the bacteria present in the cultures over a period of 33 days. We used monoclonal Euplotes and three different Coleps clones (Col 1, Col 2, and Col 3) in the experiment that could be distinguished by a newly developed rDNA-based molecular assay based on the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions. While Euplotes feeds on Cry and on bacteria, the Coleps clones cannot survive on bacteria alone but feed on both Cry and Nav with clone-specific rates. Experimental treatments comprised two-species mixtures of Euplotes and one or all of the three different Coleps clones, respectively. We found intraspecific variation in the traits "selectivity" and "maximum ingestion rate" for the different algae to significantly affect the competitive outcome between the two ciliate species. As Nav quickly escaped top-down control and likely reached a state of low food quality, ciliate competition was strongly determined by the preference of different Coleps clones for Cry as opposed to feeding on Nav. In addition, the ability of Euplotes to use bacteria as an alternative food source strengthened its persistence once Cry was depleted. Hence, trait variation at both trophic levels codetermined the population dynamics and the outcome of species competition.
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- Sabine Flöder
- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM)University of OldenburgWilhelmshavenGermany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM)University of OldenburgWilhelmshavenGermany
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- Ecology and Ecosystem ModellingUniversity of PotsdamPotsdamGermany
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- Ecology and Ecosystem ModellingUniversity of PotsdamPotsdamGermany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM)University of OldenburgWilhelmshavenGermany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM)University of OldenburgWilhelmshavenGermany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM)University of OldenburgWilhelmshavenGermany
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Leinberger J, Holste J, Bunk B, Freese HM, Spröer C, Dlugosch L, Kück AC, Schulz S, Brinkhoff T. High Potential for Secondary Metabolite Production of Paracoccus marcusii CP157, Isolated From the Crustacean Cancer pagurus. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:688754. [PMID: 34262548 PMCID: PMC8273931 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.688754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Secondary metabolites are key components in microbial ecology by mediating interactions between bacteria and their environment, neighboring species or host organisms. Bioactivities can be beneficial for both interaction partners or provide a competitive advantage only for the producer. Colonizers of confined habitats such as biofilms are known as prolific producers of a great number of bioactive secondary metabolites and are a potential source for novel compounds. We investigated the strain Paracoccus marcusii CP157, which originates from the biofilm on the carapace of a shell disease-affected Cancer pagurus specimen, for its potential to produce bioactive secondary metabolites. Its closed genome contains 22 extrachromosomal elements and several gene clusters potentially involved in biosynthesis of bioactive polyketides, bacteriocins, and non-ribosomal peptides. Culture extracts of CP157 showed antagonistic activities against bacteria from different phyla, but also against microalgae and crustacean larvae. Different HPLC-fractions of CP157 culture extracts had antibacterial properties, indicating that several bioactive compounds are produced by CP157. The bioactive extract contains several small, antibacterial compounds that partially withstand elevated temperatures, extreme pH values and exposure to proteolytic enzymes, providing high stability toward environmental conditions in the natural habitat of CP157. Further, screening of 17 Paracoccus spp. revealed that antimicrobial activity, hemolysis and production of N-acyl homoserine lactones are common features within the genus. Taking into account the large habitat diversity and phylogenetic distance of the tested strains, we hypothesize that bioactive secondary metabolites play a central role in the ecology of Paracoccus spp. in their natural environments.
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- Janina Leinberger
- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute DSMZ, German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute DSMZ, German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute DSMZ, German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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Wolter LA, Wietz M, Ziesche L, Breider S, Leinberger J, Poehlein A, Daniel R, Schulz S, Brinkhoff T. Pseudooceanicola algae sp. nov., isolated from the marine macroalga Fucus spiralis, shows genomic and physiological adaptations for an algae-associated lifestyle. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126166. [PMID: 33310406 DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2020.126166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Revised: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The genus Pseudooceanicola from the alphaproteobacterial Roseobacter group currently includes ten validated species. We herein describe strain Lw-13eT, the first Pseudooceanicola species from marine macroalgae, isolated from the brown alga Fucus spiralis abundant at European and North American coasts. Physiological and pangenome analyses of Lw-13eT showed corresponding adaptive features. Adaptations to the tidal environment include a broad salinity tolerance, degradation of macroalgae-derived substrates (mannitol, mannose, proline), and resistance to several antibiotics and heavy metals. Notably, Lw-13eT can degrade oligomeric alginate via PL15 alginate lyase encoded in a polysaccharide utilization locus (PUL), rarely described for roseobacters to date. Plasmid localization of the PUL strengthens the importance of mobile genetic elements for evolutionary adaptations within the Roseobacter group. PL15 homologs were primarily detected in marine plant-associated metagenomes from coastal environments but not in the open ocean, corroborating its adaptive role in algae-rich habitats. Exceptional is the tolerance of Lw-13eT against the broad-spectrum antibiotic tropodithietic acid, produced by Phaeobacter spp. co-occurring in coastal habitats. Furthermore, Lw-13eT exhibits features resembling terrestrial plant-bacteria associations, i.e. biosynthesis of siderophores, terpenes and volatiles, which may contribute to mutual bacteria-algae interactions. Closest described relative of Lw-13eT is Pseudopuniceibacterium sediminis CY03T with 98.4% 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity. However, protein sequence-based core genome phylogeny and average nucleotide identity indicate affiliation of Lw-13eT with the genus Pseudooceanicola. Based on phylogenetic, physiological and (chemo)taxonomic distinctions, we propose strain Lw-13eT (=DSM 29013T=LMG 30557T) as a novel species with the name Pseudooceanicola algae.
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- Laura A Wolter
- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, Oldenburg, Germany; JST ERATO Nomura Project, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan.
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, Oldenburg, Germany; Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Genomic and Applied Microbiology, and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Genomic and Applied Microbiology, and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, Oldenburg, Germany.
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Arnosti C, Wietz M, Brinkhoff T, Hehemann JH, Probandt D, Zeugner L, Amann R. The Biogeochemistry of Marine Polysaccharides: Sources, Inventories, and Bacterial Drivers of the Carbohydrate Cycle. Ann Rev Mar Sci 2021; 13:81-108. [PMID: 32726567 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-marine-032020-012810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Polysaccharides are major components of macroalgal and phytoplankton biomass and constitute a large fraction of the organic matter produced and degraded in the ocean. Until recently, however, our knowledge of marine polysaccharides was limited due to their great structural complexity, the correspondingly complicated enzymatic machinery used by microbial communities to degrade them, and a lack of readily applied means to isolate andcharacterize polysaccharides in detail. Advances in carbohydrate chemistry, bioinformatics, molecular ecology, and microbiology have led to new insights into the structures of polysaccharides, the means by which they are degraded by bacteria, and the ecology of polysaccharide production and decomposition. Here, we survey current knowledge, discuss recent advances, and present a new conceptual model linking polysaccharide structural complexity and abundance to microbially driven mechanisms of polysaccharide processing. We conclude by highlighting specific future research foci that will shed light on this central but poorly characterized component of the marine carbon cycle.
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- C Arnosti
- Department of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA;
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- HGF MPG Joint Research Group for Deep-Sea Ecology and Technology, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany, and Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- Institute for the Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, 26111 Oldenburg, Germany
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- MARUM MPG Bridge Group Marine Glycobiology, Center for Marine Environmental Sciences (MARUM), University of Bremen, and Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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Majzoub ME, Beyersmann PG, Simon M, Thomas T, Brinkhoff T, Egan S. Phaeobacter inhibens controls bacterial community assembly on a marine diatom. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2020; 95:5481521. [PMID: 31034047 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiz060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Bacterial communities can have an important influence on the function of their eukaryotic hosts. However, how microbiomes are formed and the influence that specific bacteria have in shaping these communities is not well understood. Here, we used the marine diatom Thalassiosira rotula and the algal associated bacterium Phaeobacter inhibens as a model system to explore these questions. We exposed axenic (bacterial-free) T. rotula cultures to bacterial communities from natural seawater in the presence or absence of P. inhibens strain 2.10 or a variant strain (designated NCV12a1) that lacks antibacterial activity. We found that after 2 days the bacterial communities that assembled on the host were distinct from the free-living communities and comprised predominately of members of the Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes and Cyanobacteria. In the presence of P. inhibens a higher abundance of Alphaproteobacteria, Flavobacteriia and Verrucomicrobia was detected. We also found only minor differences between the communities that established in the presence of either the wild type or the variant P. inhibens strain, suggesting that the antibacterial activity of P. inhibens is not the primary cause of its influence on bacterial community assembly. This study highlights the dynamic nature of algal microbiome development and the strong influence individual bacterial strains can have on this process.
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- Marwan E Majzoub
- Centre for Marine Bio-Innovation and School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of New South Wales Sydney, High street Randwick, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Carl-von-Ossientzky- Strasse 9-11 Oldenburg, 26111, Germany
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- Centre for Marine Bio-Innovation and School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of New South Wales Sydney, High street Randwick, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Centre for Marine Bio-Innovation and School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of New South Wales Sydney, High street Randwick, NSW 2052, Australia
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Giebel HA, Wolterink M, Brinkhoff T, Simon M. Complementary energy acquisition via aerobic anoxygenic photosynthesis and carbon monoxide oxidation by Planktomarina temperata of the Roseobacter group. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2020; 95:5437672. [PMID: 31055603 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiz050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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In marine pelagic ecosystems energy is often the limiting factor for growth of heterotrophic bacteria. Aerobic anoxygenic photosynthesis (AAP) and oxidation of carbon monoxide (CO) are modes to acquire complementary energy, but their significance in abundant and characteristic pelagic marine bacteria has not been well studied. In long-term batch culture experiments we found that Planktomarina temperata RCA23, representing the largest and most prominent subcluster of the Roseobacter group, maintains 2-3-fold higher cell numbers in the stationary and declining phase when grown in a light-dark cycle relative to dark conditions. Light enables P. temperata to continue to replicate its DNA during the stationary phase relative to a dark control such that when reinoculated into fresh medium growth resumed two days earlier than in control cultures. In cultures grown in the dark and supplemented with CO, cell numbers in the stationary phase remained significantly higher than in an unsupplemented control. Furthermore, repeated spiking with CO until day 372 resulted in significant CO consumption relative to an unsupplemented control. P. temperata represents a prominent marine pelagic bacterium for which AAP and CO consumption, to acquire complementary energy, have been documented.
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- Helge-Ansgar Giebel
- Institute of Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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Breider S, Sehar S, Berger M, Thomas T, Brinkhoff T, Egan S. Genome sequence of Epibacterium ulvae strain DSM 24752 T, an indigoidine-producing, macroalga-associated member of the marine Roseobacter group. Environ Microbiome 2019; 14:4. [PMID: 33902719 PMCID: PMC7989816 DOI: 10.1186/s40793-019-0343-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Strain U95T (= DSM 24752T = LMG 26464T) is the type strain of Epibacterium ulvae, which is the type species of the genus Epibacterium. This genus belongs to the marine Roseobacter group. E. ulvae Strain U95T was isolated from the macroalga Ulva australis, is Gram-negative, rod-shaped and motile. Here we describe the permanent draft genome sequence and annotation of E. ulvae U95T with a focus on secondary metabolite production and interaction with its host. The genome contains 4,092,893 bp, 3977 protein-coding genes and 60 RNA genes. The genome encodes a gene cluster for synthesis of the blue-pigmented secondary metabolite indigoidine and contains several genes for adhesion mechanisms, putative bacteriocin, siderophores, a type VI secretion system, and enzymes that confer oxidative stress resistance. Combined, these features may aid in the successful colonization and persistence of E. ulvae on host surfaces and in competition with the surrounding microbial consortium.
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- Sven Breider
- Department of Biology of Geological Processes - Aquatic Microbial Ecology, Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Centre for Marine Science and Innovation (CMSI), School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Department of Biology of Geological Processes - Aquatic Microbial Ecology, Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Centre for Marine Science and Innovation (CMSI), School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Department of Biology of Geological Processes - Aquatic Microbial Ecology, Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Centre for Marine Science and Innovation (CMSI), School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.
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Ziesche L, Wolter L, Wang H, Brinkhoff T, Pohlner M, Engelen B, Wagner-Döbler I, Schulz S. An Unprecedented Medium-Chain Diunsaturated N-acylhomoserine Lactone from Marine Roseobacter Group Bacteria. Mar Drugs 2018; 17:md17010020. [PMID: 30602652 PMCID: PMC6356624 DOI: 10.3390/md17010020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2018] [Revised: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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N-acylhomoserine lactones (AHLs), bacterial signaling compounds involved in quorum-sensing, are a structurally diverse group of compounds. We describe here the identification, synthesis, occurrence and biological activity of a new AHL, N-((2E,5Z)-2,5-dodecadienoyl)homoserine lactone (11) and its isomer N-((3E,5Z)-3,5-dodecadienoyl)homoserine lactone (13), occurring in several Roseobacter group bacteria (Rhodobacteraceae). The analysis of 26 strains revealed the presence of 11 and 13 in six of them originating from the surface of the macroalgae Fucus spiralis or sediments from the North Sea. In addition, 18 other AHLs were detected in 12 strains. Compound identification was performed by GC/MS. Mass spectral analysis revealed a diunsaturated C12 homoserine lactone as structural element of the new AHL. Synthesis of three likely candidate compounds, 11, 13 and N-((2E,4E)-2,4-dodecadienoyl)homoserine lactone (5), revealed the former to be the natural AHLs. Bioactivity test with quorum-sensing reporter strains showed high activity of all three compounds. Therefore, the configuration and stereochemistry of the double bonds in the acyl chain seemed to be unimportant for the activity, although the chains have largely different shapes, solely the chain length determining activity. In combination with previous results with other Roseobacter group bacteria, we could show that there is wide variance between AHL composition within the strains. Furthermore, no association of certain AHLs with different habitats like macroalgal surfaces or sediment could be detected.
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- Lisa Ziesche
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Straße 9-11, 26111 Oldenburg, Germany.
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- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Department of Medical Microbiology, Group Microbial Communication, Inhoffenstr. 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Straße 9-11, 26111 Oldenburg, Germany.
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Straße 9-11, 26111 Oldenburg, Germany.
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Straße 9-11, 26111 Oldenburg, Germany.
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- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Department of Medical Microbiology, Group Microbial Communication, Inhoffenstr. 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
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Bruns H, Ziesche L, Taniwal NK, Wolter L, Brinkhoff T, Herrmann J, Müller R, Schulz S. N-Acylated amino acid methyl esters from marine Roseobacter group bacteria. Beilstein J Org Chem 2018; 14:2964-2973. [PMID: 30591820 PMCID: PMC6296433 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.14.276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Bacteria of the Roseobacter group (Rhodobacteraceae) are important members of many marine ecosystems. Similar to other Gram-negative bacteria many roseobacters produce N-acylhomoserine lactones (AHLs) for communication by quorum sensing systems. AHLs regulate different traits like cell differentiation or antibiotic production. Related N-acylalanine methyl esters (NAMEs) have been reported as well, but so far only from Roseovarius tolerans EL-164. While screening various roseobacters isolated from macroalgae we encountered four strains, Roseovarius sp. D12_1.68, Loktanella sp. F13, F14 and D3 that produced new derivatives and analogs of NAMEs, namely N-acyl-2-aminobutyric acid methyl esters (NABME), N-acylglycine methyl esters (NAGME), N-acylvaline methyl esters (NAVME), as well as for the first time a methyl-branched NAME, N-(13-methyltetradecanoyl)alanine methyl ester. These compounds were detected by GC–MS analysis, and structural proposals were derived from the mass spectra and by derivatization. Verification of compound structures was performed by synthesis. NABMEs, NAVMEs and NAGMEs are produced in low amounts only, making mass spectrometry the method of choice for their detection. The analysis of both EI and ESI mass spectra revealed fragmentation patterns helpful for the detection of similar compounds derived from other amino acids. Some of these compounds showed antimicrobial activity. The structural similarity of N-acylated amino acid methyl esters and similar lipophilicity to AHLs might indicate a yet unknown function as signalling compounds in the ecology of these bacteria, although their singular occurrence is in strong contrast to the common occurrence of AHLs. Obviously the structural motif is not restricted to Roseovarius spp. and occurs also in other genera.
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- Hilke Bruns
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Straße 9-11, 26111 Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Straße 9-11, 26111 Oldenburg, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI), Saarland University, Campus E8.1, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI), Saarland University, Campus E8.1, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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Bakenhus I, Voget S, Poehlein A, Brinkhoff T, Daniel R, Simon M. Genome sequence of Planktotalea frisia type strain (SH6-1 T), a representative of the Roseobacter group isolated from the North Sea during a phytoplankton bloom. Stand Genomic Sci 2018; 13:7. [PMID: 29682168 PMCID: PMC5896138 DOI: 10.1186/s40793-018-0311-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2016] [Accepted: 03/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Planktotalea frisia SH6-1T Hahnke et al. (Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 62:1619-24, 2012) is a planktonic marine bacterium isolated during a phytoplankton bloom from the southern North Sea. It belongs to the Roseobacter group within the alphaproteobacterial family Rhodobacteraceae. Here we describe the draft genome sequence and annotation of the type strain SH6-1T. The genome comprises 4,106,736 bp and contains 4128 protein-coding and 38 RNA genes. The draft genome sequence provides evidence for at least three extrachromosomal elements, encodes genes for DMSP utilization, quorum sensing, photoheterotrophy and a type IV secretion system. This indicates not only adaptation to a free-living lifestyle of P. frisia but points also to interactions with prokaryotic or eukaryotic organisms.
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- Insa Bakenhus
- 1Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- 2Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- 2Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- 1Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- 2Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- 1Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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Celik E, Maczka M, Bergen N, Brinkhoff T, Schulz S, Dickschat JS. Metabolism of 2,3-dihydroxypropane-1-sulfonate by marine bacteria. Org Biomol Chem 2018; 15:2919-2922. [PMID: 28327713 DOI: 10.1039/c7ob00357a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Both enantiomers of the sulfoquinovose breakdown product 2,3-dihydroxypropane-1-sulfonate, an important sulfur metabolite produced by marine algae, were synthesised in a 34S-labelled form and used in feeding experiments with marine bacteria. The labelling was efficiently incorporated into the sulfur-containing antibiotic tropodithietic acid and sulfur volatiles by the algal symbiont Phaeobacter inhibens, but not into sulfur volatiles released by marine bacteria associated with crustaceans. The ecological implications and the relevance of these findings for the global sulfur cycle are discussed.
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- Ersin Celik
- Kekulé-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Straße 1, 53121 Bonn, Germany.
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, TU Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biologie des Meeres, Universität Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Straße 9-11, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biologie des Meeres, Universität Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Straße 9-11, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, TU Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Kekulé-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Straße 1, 53121 Bonn, Germany.
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Rahlff J, Stolle C, Giebel HA, Brinkhoff T, Ribas-Ribas M, Hodapp D, Wurl O. High wind speeds prevent formation of a distinct bacterioneuston community in the sea-surface microlayer. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2017; 93:3078549. [PMID: 28369320 PMCID: PMC5812515 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fix041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2016] [Accepted: 03/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The sea-surface microlayer (SML) at the boundary between atmosphere and hydrosphere represents a demanding habitat for bacteria. Wind speed is a crucial but poorly studied factor for its physical integrity. Increasing atmospheric burden of CO2, as suggested for future climate scenarios, may particularly act on this habitat at the air-sea interface. We investigated the effect of increasing wind speeds and different pCO2 levels on SML microbial communities in a wind-wave tunnel, which offered the advantage of low spatial and temporal variability. We found that enrichment of bacteria in the SML occurred solely at a U10 wind speed of ≤5.6 m s-1 in the tunnel and ≤4.1 m s-1 in the Baltic Sea. High pCO2 levels further intensified the bacterial enrichment in the SML during low wind speed. In addition, low wind speed and pCO2 induced the formation of a distinctive bacterial community as revealed by 16S rRNA gene fingerprints and influenced the presence or absence of individual taxonomic units within the SML. We conclude that physical stability of the SML below a system-specific wind speed threshold induces specific bacterial communities in the SML entailing strong implications for ecosystem functioning by wind-driven impacts on habitat properties, gas exchange and matter cycling processes.
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- Janina Rahlff
- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), Carl-von-Ossietzky-University Oldenburg, Schleusenstraße 1, 26382, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), Carl-von-Ossietzky-University Oldenburg, Schleusenstraße 1, 26382, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), Carl-von-Ossietzky-University Oldenburg, PO Box 2503, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Straße 9-11, 26111, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), Carl-von-Ossietzky-University Oldenburg, PO Box 2503, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Straße 9-11, 26111, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), Carl-von-Ossietzky-University Oldenburg, Schleusenstraße 1, 26382, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), Carl-von-Ossietzky-University Oldenburg, Schleusenstraße 1, 26382, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), Carl-von-Ossietzky-University Oldenburg, Schleusenstraße 1, 26382, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
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Dogs M, Wemheuer B, Wolter L, Bergen N, Daniel R, Simon M, Brinkhoff T. Rhodobacteraceae on the marine brown alga Fucus spiralis are abundant and show physiological adaptation to an epiphytic lifestyle. Syst Appl Microbiol 2017; 40:370-382. [PMID: 28641923 DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2017.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2017] [Revised: 05/05/2017] [Accepted: 05/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Macroalgae harbour specific microbial communities on their surface that have functions related to host health and defence. In this study, the bacterial biofilm of the marine brown alga Fucus spiralis was investigated using 16S rRNA gene amplicon-based analysis and isolation of bacteria. Rhodobacteraceae (Alphaproteobacteria) were the predominant family constituting 23% of the epibacterial community. At the genus level, Sulfitobacter, Loktanella, Octadecabacter and a previously undescribed cluster were most abundant, and together they comprised 89% of the Rhodobacteraceae. Supported by a specific PCR approach, 23 different Rhodobacteraceae-affiliated strains were isolated from the surface of F. spiralis, which belonged to 12 established and three new genera. For seven strains, closely related sequences were detected in the 16S rRNA gene dataset. Growth experiments with substrates known to be produced by Fucus spp. showed that all of them were consumed by at least three strains, and vitamin B12 was produced by 70% of the isolates. Since growth of F. spiralis depends on B12 supplementation, bacteria may provide the alga with this vitamin. Most strains produced siderophores, which can enhance algal growth under iron-deficient conditions. Inhibiting properties against other bacteria were only observed when F. spiralis material was present in the medium. Thus, the physiological properties of the isolates indicated adaption to an epiphytic lifestyle.
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- Marco Dogs
- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany.
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Breider S, Freese HM, Spröer C, Simon M, Overmann J, Brinkhoff T. Phaeobacter porticola sp. nov., an antibiotic-producing bacterium isolated from a sea harbour. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2153-2159. [PMID: 28699865 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.001879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Three heterotrophic, aerobic, brown-pigmented strains, designated P97T, P100 and P104, were isolated from a harbour in the southern North Sea. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that the isolates are affiliated to the genus Phaeobacter. In silico DNA-DNA hybridization of the genome of strain P97T against those of existing type species indicated that P97T represents a novel species within the genus Phaeobacter, with Phaeobacter inhibens T5T as the closest described organism (29.6 % DNA-DNA relatedness) followed by P. gallaeciensis CIP 105210T (26.4 %). DNA-DNA hybridization demonstrated that the three new strains belong to the same species. The new isolates inhibited Pseudoalteromonas tunicata DSM 14096T, and were Gram-stain-negative, catalase- and oxidase-positive, chemo-organoheterotrophic and motile. Growth occurred at pH 6.5-9.5 (optimum 7.0-8.0) and at 4-30 °C (optimum 20-28 °C). The strains required NaCl for growth. The salinity range was 0.5-6.0 % (w/v) NaCl for P97T and P100, and 0.5-5.0 % for P104, lower than values described for Phaeobacter gallaeciensis and Phaeobacter inhibens. The optimum NaCl concentration for strains P97T and P104 was 2.0-4.0 %, and for P100 was 2.0-3.0 %. Fatty acids (>1 %) comprised 18 : 1ω7c, 16 : 0, 18 : 1 ω7c 11-methyl, 18 : 0, 12 :1, 18 : 2ω7c,12, 10 : 0 3-OH and 12 : 0 3-OH. Polar lipids were phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, an aminolipid, one unknown lipid and one additional unknown lipid in strain P97T. The major respiratory quinone was Q10. Based on phylogenetic and phenotypic differences, the strains represent a novel species in the genus Phaeobacter, for which the name Phaeobacter porticola sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is P97T (=DSM 103148T=LMG 29594T).
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- Sven Breider
- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Str. 9-11, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstr. 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstr. 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Str. 9-11, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstr. 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Str. 9-11, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
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Simon M, Scheuner C, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Brinkhoff T, Wagner-Döbler I, Ulbrich M, Klenk HP, Schomburg D, Petersen J, Göker M. Phylogenomics of Rhodobacteraceae reveals evolutionary adaptation to marine and non-marine habitats. ISME J 2017; 11:1483-1499. [PMID: 28106881 PMCID: PMC5437341 DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2016.198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 194] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Revised: 10/29/2016] [Accepted: 11/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Marine Rhodobacteraceae (Alphaproteobacteria) are key players of biogeochemical cycling, comprise up to 30% of bacterial communities in pelagic environments and are often mutualists of eukaryotes. As 'Roseobacter clade', these 'roseobacters' are assumed to be monophyletic, but non-marine Rhodobacteraceae have not yet been included in phylogenomic analyses. Therefore, we analysed 106 genome sequences, particularly emphasizing gene sampling and its effect on phylogenetic stability, and investigated relationships between marine versus non-marine habitat, evolutionary origin and genomic adaptations. Our analyses, providing no unequivocal evidence for the monophyly of roseobacters, indicate several shifts between marine and non-marine habitats that occurred independently and were accompanied by characteristic changes in genomic content of orthologs, enzymes and metabolic pathways. Non-marine Rhodobacteraceae gained high-affinity transporters to cope with much lower sulphate concentrations and lost genes related to the reduced sodium chloride and organohalogen concentrations in their habitats. Marine Rhodobacteraceae gained genes required for fucoidan desulphonation and synthesis of the plant hormone indole 3-acetic acid and the compatible solutes ectoin and carnitin. However, neither plasmid composition, even though typical for the family, nor the degree of oligotrophy shows a systematic difference between marine and non-marine Rhodobacteraceae. We suggest the operational term 'Roseobacter group' for the marine Rhodobacteraceae strains.
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- Meinhard Simon
- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Research Group Microbial Communication, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemical Engineering, Technical University Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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- School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Institute of Biochemical Engineering, Technical University Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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Beyersmann PG, Tomasch J, Son K, Stocker R, Göker M, Wagner-Döbler I, Simon M, Brinkhoff T. Dual function of tropodithietic acid as antibiotic and signaling molecule in global gene regulation of the probiotic bacterium Phaeobacter inhibens. Sci Rep 2017; 7:730. [PMID: 28389641 PMCID: PMC5429656 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-00784-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2016] [Accepted: 03/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Antibiotics are typically regarded as microbial weapons, but whereas their function at concentrations lethal for bacteria is often well characterized, the role of antibiotics at much lower concentrations as possibly found under natural conditions remains poorly understood. By using whole-transcriptome analyses and phenotypic screenings of the marine bacterium Phaeobacter inhibens we found that the broad-spectrum antibiotic tropodithietic acid (TDA) causes the same regulatory effects in quorum sensing (QS) as the common signaling molecule N-acyl-homoserine lactone (AHL) at concentrations 100-fold lower than the minimal inhibitory concentration against bacteria. Our results show that TDA has a significant impact on the expression of ~10% of the total genes of P. inhibens, in the same manner as the AHL. Furthermore, TDA needs the AHL associated LuxR-type transcriptional regulator, just as the AHL molecule. Low concentrations of antibiotics can obviously have a strong influence on the global gene expression of the bacterium that produces it and drastically change the metabolism and behaviour of the bacterium. For P. inhibens this includes motility, biofilm formation and antibiotic production, all important for settlement on new host-associated surfaces. Our results demonstrate that bacteria can produce antibiotics not only to antagonise other bacteria, but also to mediate QS like endogenous AHL molecules.
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- Paul G Beyersmann
- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, 26129, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.,Institute for Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, Zurich, 8093, Switzerland
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- Leibniz-Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, 26129, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, 26129, Oldenburg, Germany.
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Giebel HA, Klotz F, Voget S, Poehlein A, Grosser K, Teske A, Brinkhoff T. Draft genome sequence of the marine Rhodobacteraceae strain O3.65, cultivated from oil-polluted seawater of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Stand Genomic Sci 2016; 11:81. [PMID: 27777651 PMCID: PMC5064897 DOI: 10.1186/s40793-016-0201-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2016] [Accepted: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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The marine alphaproteobacterium strain O3.65 was isolated from an enrichment culture of surface seawater contaminated with weathered oil (slicks) from the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill and belongs to the ubiquitous, diverse and ecological relevant Roseobacter group within the Rhodobacteraceae. Here, we present a preliminary set of physiological features of strain O3.65 and a description and annotation of its draft genome sequence. Based on our data we suggest potential ecological roles of the isolate in the degradation of crude oil within the network of the oil-enriched microbial community. The draft genome comprises 4,852,484 bp with 4,591 protein-coding genes and 63 RNA genes. Strain O3.65 utilizes pentoses, hexoses, disaccharides and amino acids as carbon and energy source and is able to grow on several hydroxylated and substituted aromatic compounds. Based on 16S rRNA gene comparison the closest described and validated strain is Phaeobacter inhibens DSM 17395, however, strain O3.65 is lacking several phenotypic and genomic characteristics specific for the genus Phaeobacter. Phylogenomic analyses based on the whole genome support extensive genetic exchange of strain O3.65 with members of the genus Ruegeria, potentially by using the secretion system type IV. Our physiological observations are consistent with the genomic and phylogenomic analyses and support that strain O3.65 is a novel species of a new genus within the Rhodobacteraceae.
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- Helge-Ansgar Giebel
- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Department of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC USA
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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Billerbeck S, Wemheuer B, Voget S, Poehlein A, Giebel HA, Brinkhoff T, Gram L, Jeffrey WH, Daniel R, Simon M. Biogeography and environmental genomics of the Roseobacter-affiliated pelagic CHAB-I-5 lineage. Nat Microbiol 2016; 1:16063. [PMID: 27572966 DOI: 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.63] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2016] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The identification and functional characterization of microbial communities remains a prevailing topic in microbial oceanography as information on environmentally relevant pelagic prokaryotes is still limited. The Roseobacter group, an abundant lineage of marine Alphaproteobacteria, can constitute large proportions of the bacterioplankton. Roseobacters also occur associated with eukaryotic organisms and possess streamlined as well as larger genomes from 2.2 to >5 Mpb. Here, we show that one pelagic cluster of this group, CHAB-I-5, occurs globally from tropical to polar regions and accounts for up to 22% of the active North Sea bacterioplankton in the summer. The first sequenced genome of a CHAB-I-5 organism comprises 3.6 Mbp and exhibits features of an oligotrophic lifestyle. In a metatranscriptome of North Sea surface waters, 98% of the encoded genes were present, and genes encoding various ABC transporters, glutamate synthase and CO oxidation were particularly upregulated. Phylogenetic gene content analyses of 41 genomes of the Roseobacter group revealed a unique cluster of pelagic organisms distinct from other lineages of this group, highlighting the adaptation to life in nutrient-depleted environments.
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- Sara Billerbeck
- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg D-26111, Germany
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- Genomic and Applied Microbiology &Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, University of Göttingen, Göttingen D-37077, Germany
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- Genomic and Applied Microbiology &Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, University of Göttingen, Göttingen D-37077, Germany
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- Genomic and Applied Microbiology &Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, University of Göttingen, Göttingen D-37077, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg D-26111, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg D-26111, Germany
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- Department of Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby DK-2800 Kgs, Denmark
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- Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida 32514, USA
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- Genomic and Applied Microbiology &Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, University of Göttingen, Göttingen D-37077, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg D-26111, Germany
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Wichmann H, Brinkhoff T, Simon M, Richter-Landsberg C. Dimethylsulfoniopropionate Promotes Process Outgrowth in Neural Cells and Exerts Protective Effects against Tropodithietic Acid. Mar Drugs 2016; 14:md14050089. [PMID: 27164116 PMCID: PMC4882563 DOI: 10.3390/md14050089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2016] [Revised: 04/22/2016] [Accepted: 04/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The marine environment harbors a plethora of bioactive substances, including drug candidates of potential value in the field of neuroscience. The present study was undertaken to investigate the effects of dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP), produced by several algae, corals and higher plants, on cells of the mammalian nervous system, i.e., neuronal N2a and OLN-93 cells as model system for nerve cells and glia, respectively. Additionally, the protective capabilities of DMSP were assessed in cells treated with tropodithietic acid (TDA), a marine metabolite produced by several Roseobacter clade bacteria. Both cell lines, N2a and OLN-93, have previously been shown to be a sensitive target for the action of TDA, and cytotoxic effects of TDA have been connected to the induction of oxidative stress. Our data shows that DMSP promotes process outgrowth and microtubule reorganization and bundling, accompanied by an increase in alpha-tubulin acetylation. Furthermore, DMSP was able to prevent the cytotoxic effects exerted by TDA, including the breakdown of the mitochondrial membrane potential, upregulation of heat shock protein Hsp32 and activation of the extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 (ERK1/2). Our study points to the conclusion that DMSP provides an antioxidant defense, not only in algae but also in mammalian neural cells.
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- Heidi Wichmann
- Aquatic Microbial Ecology Group, Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg 26129, Germany.
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- Aquatic Microbial Ecology Group, Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg 26129, Germany.
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- Aquatic Microbial Ecology Group, Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg 26129, Germany.
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Ziesche L, Bruns H, Dogs M, Wolter L, Mann F, Wagner-Döbler I, Brinkhoff T, Schulz S. Homoserine Lactones, Methyl Oligohydroxybutyrates, and Other Extracellular Metabolites of Macroalgae-Associated Bacteria of the Roseobacter Clade: Identification and Functions. Chembiochem 2015. [PMID: 26212108 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201500189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Twenty-four strains of marine Roseobacter clade bacteria were isolated from macroalgae and investigated for the production of quorum-sensing autoinducers, N-acylhomoserine lactones (AHLs). GC/MS analysis of the extracellular metabolites allowed us to evaluate the release of other small molecules as well. Nineteen strains produced AHLs, ranging from 3-OH-C10:0-HSL (homoserine lactone) to (2E,11Z)-C18:2-HSL, but no specific phylogenetic or ecological pattern of individual AHL occurrence was observed when cluster analysis was performed. Other identified compounds included indole, tropone, methyl esters of oligomers of 3-hydroxybutyric acid, and various amides, such as N-9-hexadecenoylalanine methyl ester (9-C16:1-NAME), a structural analogue of AHLs. Several compounds were tested for their antibacterial and antialgal activity on marine isolates likely to occur in the habitat of the macroalgae. Both AHLs and 9-C16:1-NAME showed high antialgal activity against Skeletonema costatum, whereas their antibacterial activity was low.
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- Lisa Ziesche
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Carl von Ossietzky Straße 9-11, 26111, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Carl von Ossietzky Straße 9-11, 26111, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Carl von Ossietzky Straße 9-11, 26111, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany.
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Gram L, Rasmussen BB, Wemheuer B, Bernbom N, Ng YY, Porsby CH, Breider S, Brinkhoff T. Phaeobacter inhibens from the Roseobacter clade has an environmental niche as a surface colonizer in harbors. Syst Appl Microbiol 2015; 38:483-93. [PMID: 26343311 DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2015.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2015] [Revised: 07/06/2015] [Accepted: 07/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Phaeobacter inhibens belongs to the marine Roseobacter clade and is important as a carbon and sulfur metabolizer, a biofilm former and producer of the antibiotic tropodithietic acid (TDA). The majority of cultured strains have been isolated from marine aquaculture sites, however, their niche in the environment is to date unknown. Here, we report on the repeated isolation of Phaeobacter inhibens strains from a marine environment (harbors) not related to aquaculture. Based on phenotype and 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, a total of 64 P. inhibens strains were identified from 35 samples (eukaryotic organisms or biofilms on inert surfaces) in Jyllinge Harbor during late summer and autumn, but not during winter and spring in 2009, 2011, and 2012. P. inhibens strains were also isolated from biofilms at three other Danish harbors (in 2012), but not from the surrounding seawater. Ten of the 14 samples from which P. inhibens was cultured contained bryozoans. DNA was extracted (in 2012) from 55 out of 74 Jyllinge Harbor samples, and 35 were positive for Phaeobacter using a genus-specific PCR. P. inhibens strains were isolated from nine of these samples. DNA and RNA were isolated from 13 random samples and used for amplification of 16S rRNA. P. inhibens was detected in five of these samples, all of which were biofilm samples, by pyrotag-sequencing at a prevalence of 0.02-0.68% of the prokaryotic community. The results indicated that P. inhibens had a niche in biofilms of fouled surfaces in harbor areas and that the population followed a seasonal fluctuation.
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- Lone Gram
- Department of Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark, Matematiktorvet Bldg 301, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
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- Department of Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark, Matematiktorvet Bldg 301, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Georg-August University Göttingen, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology, Grisebachstr. 8, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads, Building 221, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark, Matematiktorvet Bldg 301, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark, Matematiktorvet Bldg 301, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Germany
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Billerbeck S, Orchard J, Tindall BJ, Giebel HA, Brinkhoff T, Simon M. Description of Octadecabacter temperatus sp. nov., isolated from the southern North Sea, emended descriptions of the genus Octadecabacter and its species and reclassification of Octadecabacter jejudonensis
Park and Yoon 2014
as Pseudooctadecabacter jejudonensis gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1967-1974. [DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.000205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
A heterotrophic, Gram-negative, aerobic bacterium, designated strain SB1T, was isolated from surface water of the southern North Sea. Comparison of 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain SB1T is affiliated to the genus Octadecabacter within the marine Roseobacter clade (family Rhodobacteraceae), with Octadecabacter antarcticus as the closest described species (98.2 % sequence similarity to the type strain). DNA–DNA hybridization indicated that SB1T represents a distinct species within this genus. On marine agar, strain SB1T formed beige, circular and convex colonies. Cells were irregular, motile rods. Growth occurred between 4 and 25 °C and was optimal at 20 °C, and at pH 7–9 (optimum pH 7.5–8.5) and NaCl concentrations between 1 and 6 % (optimum 2–4 %). The DNA G+C content of SB1T was 54.7 mol%. The fatty acids (>1 %) comprised 10 : 0 3-OH, 12 : 1 3-OH, 16 : 1ω7c, 16 : 0, 18 : 2ω7,12, 18 : 1ω7c, 18 : 0 and 11-methyl 18 : 1ω7c. The sole respiratory lipoquinone was ubiquinone Q-10 and the polar lipid pattern indicated the presence of the phospholipids phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylcholine, as well as unidentified aminolipid AL1, phospholipids PL1 and PL3 and lipids L1, L2 and L4. On the basis of phylogenetic and phenotypic differences, strain SB1T represents a novel species in the genus Octadecabacter, for which we propose the name Octadecabacter temperatus sp. nov. The type strain is SB1T ( = DSM 26878T = LMG 27946T). Furthermore, our results suggest the reclassification of Octadecabacter jejudonensis as the type species of a new genus, Pseudooctadecabacter gen. nov., as Pseudooctadecabacter jejudonensis comb. nov. (type strain SSK2-1T = KCTC 32535T = CECT 8397T). Finally, emended descriptions of the genus Octadecabacter and its species Octadecabacter antarcticus and Octadecabacter arcticus are also provided.
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- Sara Billerbeck
- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany
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- DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, D-38124, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany
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Neumann AM, Balmonte JP, Berger M, Giebel HA, Arnosti C, Voget S, Simon M, Brinkhoff T, Wietz M. Different utilization of alginate and other algal polysaccharides by marine Alteromonas macleodii ecotypes. Environ Microbiol 2015; 17:3857-68. [PMID: 25847866 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2015] [Accepted: 03/29/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The marine bacterium Alteromonas macleodii is a copiotrophic r-strategist, but little is known about its potential to degrade polysaccharides. Here, we studied the degradation of alginate and other algal polysaccharides by A. macleodii strain 83-1 in comparison to other A. macleodii strains. Cell densities of strain 83-1 with alginate as sole carbon source were comparable to those with glucose, but the exponential phase was delayed. The genome of 83-1 was found to harbour an alginolytic system comprising five alginate lyases, whose expression was induced by alginate. The alginolytic system contains additional CAZymes, including two TonB-dependent receptors, and is part of a 24 kb genomic island unique to the A. macleodii 'surface clade' ecotype. In contrast, strains of the 'deep clade' ecotype contain only a single alginate lyase in a separate 7 kb island. This difference was reflected in an eightfold greater efficiency of surface clade strains to grow on alginate. Strain 83-1 furthermore hydrolysed laminarin, pullulan and xylan, and corresponding polysaccharide utilization loci were detected in the genome. Alteromonas macleodii alginate lyases were predominantly detected in Atlantic Ocean metagenomes. The demonstrated hydrolytic capacities are likely of ecological relevance and represent another level of adaptation among A. macleodii ecotypes.
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- Anna M Neumann
- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, 26129, Germany
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- Department of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina, 3117 Venable Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, 26129, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, 26129, Germany
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- Department of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina, 3117 Venable Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, 37077, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, 26129, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, 26129, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, 26129, Germany
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Wietz M, Wemheuer B, Simon H, Giebel HA, Seibt MA, Daniel R, Brinkhoff T, Simon M. Bacterial community dynamics during polysaccharide degradation at contrasting sites in the Southern and Atlantic Oceans. Environ Microbiol 2015; 17:3822-31. [DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2014] [Revised: 03/04/2015] [Accepted: 03/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Matthias Wietz
- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment; University of Oldenburg; Oldenburg 26129 Germany
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- Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory; Institute of Microbiology and Genetics; University of Göttingen; Göttingen 37077 Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment; University of Oldenburg; Oldenburg 26129 Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment; University of Oldenburg; Oldenburg 26129 Germany
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- ICBM-MPI Bridging Group for Marine Geochemistry; Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment; University of Oldenburg; Oldenburg 26129 Germany
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- Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory; Institute of Microbiology and Genetics; University of Göttingen; Göttingen 37077 Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment; University of Oldenburg; Oldenburg 26129 Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment; University of Oldenburg; Oldenburg 26129 Germany
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Breider S, Scheuner C, Schumann P, Fiebig A, Petersen J, Pradella S, Klenk HP, Brinkhoff T, Göker M. Genome-scale data suggest reclassifications in the Leisingera-Phaeobacter cluster including proposals for Sedimentitalea gen. nov. and Pseudophaeobacter gen. nov. Front Microbiol 2014; 5:416. [PMID: 25157246 PMCID: PMC4127530 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2014] [Accepted: 07/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Earlier phylogenetic analyses of the marine Rhodobacteraceae (class Alphaproteobacteria) genera Leisingera and Phaeobacter indicated that neither genus might be monophyletic. We here used phylogenetic reconstruction from genome-scale data, MALDI-TOF mass-spectrometry analysis and a re-assessment of the phenotypic data from the literature to settle this matter, aiming at a reclassification of the two genera. Neither Phaeobacter nor Leisingera formed a clade in any of the phylogenetic analyses conducted. Rather, smaller monophyletic assemblages emerged, which were phenotypically more homogeneous, too. We thus propose the reclassification of Leisingera nanhaiensis as the type species of a new genus as Sedimentitalea nanhaiensis gen. nov., comb. nov., the reclassification of Phaeobacter arcticus and Phaeobacter leonis as Pseudophaeobacter arcticus gen. nov., comb. nov. and Pseudophaeobacter leonis comb. nov., and the reclassification of Phaeobacter aquaemixtae, Phaeobacter caeruleus, and Phaeobacter daeponensis as Leisingera aquaemixtae comb. nov., Leisingera caerulea comb. nov., and Leisingera daeponensis comb. nov. The genera Phaeobacter and Leisingera are accordingly emended.
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- Sven Breider
- Department of Biology of Geological Processes - Aquatic Microbial Ecology, Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of OldenburgOldenburg, Germany
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- Department of Microorganisms, Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell CulturesBraunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Microorganisms, Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell CulturesBraunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Microorganisms, Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell CulturesBraunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Microorganisms, Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell CulturesBraunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Microorganisms, Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell CulturesBraunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Microorganisms, Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell CulturesBraunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Biology of Geological Processes - Aquatic Microbial Ecology, Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of OldenburgOldenburg, Germany
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- Department of Microorganisms, Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell CulturesBraunschweig, Germany
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Breider S, Teshima H, Petersen J, Chertkov O, Dalingault H, Chen A, Pati A, Ivanova N, Lapidus A, Goodwin LA, Chain P, Detter JC, Rohde M, Tindall BJ, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Simon M, Göker M, Klenk HP, Brinkhoff T. Genome sequence and emended description of Leisingera nanhaiensis strain DSM 24252(T) isolated from marine sediment. Stand Genomic Sci 2014; 9:687-703. [PMID: 25197454 PMCID: PMC4148953 DOI: 10.4056/sigs.3828824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Leisingera nanhaiensis DSM 24252T is a Gram-negative, motile, rod-shaped marine Alphaproteobacterium, isolated from sandy marine sediments. Here we present the non-contiguous genome sequence and annotation together with a summary of the organism's phenotypic features. The 4,948,550 bp long genome with its 4,832 protein-coding and 64 RNA genes consists of one chromosome and six extrachromosomal elements with lengths of 236 kb, 92 kb, 61 kb, 58 kb, 56 kb, and 35 kb, respectively. The analysis of the genome showed that DSM 24252T possesses all genes necessary for dissimilatory nitrite reduction, and the strain was shown to be facultatively anaerobic, a deviation from the original description that calls for an emendation of the species. Also present in the genome are genes coding for a putative prophage, for gene-transfer agents and for the utilization of methylated amines. Phylogenetic analysis and intergenomic distances indicate that L. nanhaiensis might not belong to the genus Leisingera.
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- Sven Breider
- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
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- Biological Data Management and Technology Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA ; DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA ; DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- HZI - Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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Buddruhs N, Pradella S, Göker M, Päuker O, Pukall R, Spröer C, Schumann P, Petersen J, Brinkhoff T. Molecular and phenotypic analyses reveal the non-identity of the Phaeobacter gallaeciensis type strain deposits CIP 105210T and DSM 17395. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 63:4340-4349. [PMID: 24187021 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.053900-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
The marine genus Phaeobacter currently comprises six species, some of which were intensively studied mainly due to their ability to produce secondary metabolites. The type strain of the type species, Phaeobacter gallaeciensis BS107(T), has been deposited at several public culture collections worldwide. Based on differences in plasmid profiles, we detected that the alleged P. gallaeciensis type strains deposited at the Collection Institute Pasteur (CIP; Paris, France) as CIP 105210 and at the German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures (DSMZ; Braunschweig, Germany) as DSM 17395 are not identical. To determine the identity of these strains, we conducted DNA-DNA hybridization, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF), 16S rRNA gene and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequence analyses, as well as physiological experiments. Based on the detailed 16S rRNA gene reanalysis we showed that strain CIP 105210 most likely corresponds to the original P. gallaeciensis type strain BS107(T). In contrast, the Phaeobacter strain DSM 17395 exhibits a much closer affiliation to Phaeobacter inhibens DSM 16374(T) ( = T5(T)) and should thus be allocated to this species. The detection of the dissimilarity of strains CIP 105210(T) and DSM 17395 will influence future comparative studies within the genus Phaeobacter.
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- Nora Buddruhs
- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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Dogs M, Voget S, Teshima H, Petersen J, Davenport K, Dalingault H, Chen A, Pati A, Ivanova N, Goodwin LA, Chain P, Detter JC, Standfest S, Rohde M, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Simon M, Klenk HP, Göker M, Brinkhoff T. Genome sequence of Phaeobacter inhibens type strain (T5(T)), a secondary metabolite producing representative of the marine Roseobacter clade, and emendation of the species description of Phaeobacter inhibens. Stand Genomic Sci 2013; 9:334-50. [PMID: 24976890 PMCID: PMC4062626 DOI: 10.4056/sigs.4448212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Strain T5(T) is the type strain of the species Phaeobacter inhibens Martens et al. 2006, a secondary metabolite producing bacterium affiliated to the Roseobacter clade. Strain T5(T) was isolated from a water sample taken at the German Wadden Sea, southern North Sea. Here we describe the complete genome sequence and annotation of this bacterium with a special focus on the secondary metabolism and compare it with the genomes of the Phaeobacter inhibens strains DSM 17395 and DSM 24588 (2.10), selected because of the close phylogenetic relationship based on the 16S rRNA gene sequences of these three strains. The genome of strain T5(T) comprises 4,130,897 bp with 3.923 protein-coding genes and shows high similarities in genetic and genomic characteristics compared to P. inhibens DSM 17395 and DSM 24588 (2.10). Besides the chromosome, strain T5(T) possesses four plasmids, three of which show a high similarity to the plasmids of the strains DSM 17395 and DSM 24588 (2.10). Analysis of the fourth plasmid suggested horizontal gene transfer. Most of the genes on this plasmid are not present in the strains DSM 17395 and DSM 24588 (2.10) including a nitrous oxide reductase, which allows strain T5(T) a facultative anaerobic lifestyle. The G+C content was calculated from the genome sequence and differs significantly from the previously published value, thus warranting an emendation of the species description.
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- Marco Dogs
- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), Oldenburg, Germany
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- Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
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- Biological Data Management and Technology Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), Oldenburg, Germany
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- HZI – Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), Oldenburg, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), Oldenburg, Germany
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Giebel HA, Kalhoefer D, Gahl-Janssen R, Choo YJ, Lee K, Cho JC, Tindall BJ, Rhiel E, Beardsley C, Aydogmus ÖO, Voget S, Daniel R, Simon M, Brinkhoff T. Planktomarina temperata gen. nov., sp. nov., belonging to the globally distributed RCA cluster of the marine Roseobacter clade, isolated from the German Wadden Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4207-4217. [DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.053249-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Four heterotrophic bacterial strains belonging to the globally distributed marine RCA (Roseobacter clade-affiliated) cluster (family
Rhodobacteraceae
, class
Alphaproteobacteria
) were obtained from coastal seawater samples. Strain RCA23T was isolated from a 10−7 dilution culture inoculated with seawater from the German Wadden Sea (southern North Sea), reflecting the high abundance of RCA bacteria in this habitat. Strains IMCC1909, IMCC1923 and IMCC1933 were isolated from diluted seawater (10−3) of the Yellow Sea, South Korea. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence comparison,
Octadecabacter antarcticus
307T is the closest described relative of the RCA strains, with 95.4–95.5 % sequence similarity. Cells of RCA23T, IMCC1909, IMCC1923 and IMCC1933 are small motile rods requiring sodium ions. Optimal growth of RCA23T occurs at 25 °C and within a very narrow pH range (pH 7–8, optimum pH 7.5). The DNA G+C base content of RCA23T is 53.67 mol%. The major respiratory lipoquinone is ubiquinone-10 (Q-10) and the dominant fatty acids (>1 %) are 12 : 1 3-OH, 16 : 1ω7c, 16 : 0, 18 : 1ω7c, 18 : 0 and 11-methyl 18 : 1ω7c. The polar lipid pattern indicated the presence of phosphatidylglycerol, two unidentified aminolipids and two unidentified phospholipids. On marine agar, RCA23T forms non-pigmented, transparent to light beige, small (<1 mm), circular, convex colonies. Strain RCA23T harbours all genes for the production of bacteriochlorophyll a (BChl a). Genes encoding the light-harvesting reaction centre of BChl a (pufM) were identified in all RCA strains. No visible pigmentation was observed for any of the strains under laboratory conditions, but spectrophotometric analysis revealed weak production of BChl a by RCA23T. Morphological, physiological and genotypic features of strain RCA23T suggest that it represents a novel species of a new genus within the
Rhodobacteraceae
, for which we propose the name Planktomarina temperata gen. nov., sp. nov., described previously by Giebel et al. [ISME J
5 (2011), 8–19] as ‘Candidatus Planktomarina temperata’. The type strain of Planktomarina temperata is RCA23T ( = DSM 22400T = JCM 18269T).
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- Helge-Ansgar Giebel
- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany
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- Division of Biology and Ocean Sciences, Inha University, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Biology and Ocean Sciences, Inha University, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Biology and Ocean Sciences, Inha University, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Leibniz Institut DSMZ – Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology & Genetics, Genomic & Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, University of Göttingen, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology & Genetics, Genomic & Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, University of Göttingen, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany
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Buddruhs N, Chertkov O, Petersen J, Fiebig A, Chen A, Pati A, Ivanova N, Lapidus A, Goodwin LA, Chain P, Detter JC, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Göker M, Brinkhoff T, Klenk HP. Complete genome sequence of the marine methyl-halide oxidizing Leisingera methylohalidivorans type strain (DSM 14336(T)), a representative of the Roseobacter clade. Stand Genomic Sci 2013; 9:128-41. [PMID: 24501651 PMCID: PMC3910543 DOI: 10.4056/sigs.4297965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Leisingera methylohalidivorans Schaefer et al. 2002 emend. Vandecandelaere et al. 2008 is the type species of the genus Leisingera. The genus belongs to the Roseobacter clade (Rhodobacteraceae, Alphaproteobacteria), a widely distributed lineage in marine environments. Leisingera and particularly L. methylohalidivorans strain MB2(T) is of special interest due to its methylotrophy. Here we describe the complete genome sequence and annotation of this bacterium together with previously unreported aspects of its phenotype. The 4,650,996 bp long genome with its 4,515 protein-coding and 81 RNA genes consists of three replicons, a single chromosome and two extrachromosomal elements with sizes of 221 kb and 285 kb.
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- Nora Buddruhs
- Leibniz-Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
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- Leibniz-Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Biological Data Management and Technology Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- Theodosius Dobzhansky Center for Genome Bioinformatics, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia ; Algorithmic Biology Lab, St. Petersburg Academic University, St.Petersburg, Russia
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA ; DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA ; DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- Leibniz-Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- Biological Data Management and Technology Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICMB), Oldenburg, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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Dogs M, Teshima H, Petersen J, Fiebig A, Chertkov O, Dalingault H, Chen A, Pati A, Goodwin LA, Chain P, Detter JC, Ivanova N, Lapidus A, Rohde M, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Simon M, Göker M, Klenk HP, Brinkhoff T. Genome sequence of Phaeobacter daeponensis type strain (DSM 23529(T)), a facultatively anaerobic bacterium isolated from marine sediment, and emendation of Phaeobacter daeponensis. Stand Genomic Sci 2013; 9:142-59. [PMID: 24501652 PMCID: PMC3910554 DOI: 10.4056/sigs.4287962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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TF-218T is the type strain of the species Phaeobacter daeponensis Yoon et al. 2007, a facultatively anaerobic Phaeobacter species isolated from tidal flats. Here we describe the draft genome sequence and annotation of this bacterium together with previously unreported aspects of its phenotype. We analyzed the genome for genes involved in secondary metabolite production and its anaerobic lifestyle, which have also been described for its closest relative Phaeobacter caeruleus. The 4,642,596 bp long genome of strain TF-218T contains 4,310 protein-coding genes and 78 RNA genes including four rRNA operons and consists of five replicons: one chromosome and four extrachromosomal elements with sizes of 276 kb, 174 kb, 117 kb and 90 kb. Genome analysis showed that TF-218T possesses all of the genes for indigoidine biosynthesis, and on specific media the strain showed a blue pigmentation. We also found genes for dissimilatory nitrate reduction, gene-transfer agents, NRPS/ PKS genes and signaling systems homologous to the LuxR/I system.
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- Marco Dogs
- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
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- Biological Data Management and Technology Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA ; DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA ; DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- HZI - Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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Beyersmann PG, Chertkov O, Petersen J, Fiebig A, Chen A, Pati A, Ivanova N, Lapidus A, Goodwin LA, Chain P, Detter JC, Rohde M, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Simon M, Göker M, Klenk HP, Brinkhoff T. Genome sequence of Phaeobacter caeruleus type strain (DSM 24564T), a surface-associated member of the marine Roseobacter clade. Stand Genomic Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.4056/sigs.3927626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Beyersmann PG, Chertkov O, Petersen J, Fiebig A, Chen A, Pati A, Ivanova N, Lapidus A, Goodwin LA, Chain P, Detter JC, Rohde M, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Simon M, Göker M, Klenk HP, Brinkhoff T. Genome sequence of Phaeobacter caeruleus type strain (DSM 24564(T)), a surface-associated member of the marine Roseobacter clade. Stand Genomic Sci 2013; 8:403-19. [PMID: 24501626 PMCID: PMC3910702 DOI: 10.4056/sigs.3927623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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In 2009 Phaeobacter caeruleus was described as a novel species affiliated with the marine Roseobacter clade, which, in turn, belongs to the class Alphaproteobacteria. The genus Phaeobacter is well known for members that produce various secondary metabolites. Here we report of putative quorum sensing systems, based on the finding of six N-acyl-homoserine lactone synthetases, and show that the blue color of P. caeruleus is probably due to the production of the secondary metabolite indigoidine. Therefore, P. caeruleus might have inhibitory effects on other bacteria. In this study the genome of the type strain DSM 24564T was sequenced, annotated and characterized. The 5,344,419 bp long genome with its seven plasmids contains 5,227 protein-coding genes (3,904 with a predicted function) and 108 RNA genes.
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- Paul G Beyersmann
- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICMB), Oldenburg, Germany
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Biological Data Management and Technology Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA ; DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA ; DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- HZI - Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICMB), Oldenburg, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICMB), Oldenburg, Germany
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Freese HM, Dalingault H, Petersen J, Pradella S, Davenport K, Teshima H, Chen A, Pati A, Ivanova N, Goodwin LA, Chain P, Detter JC, Rohde M, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Brinkhoff T, Göker M, Overmann J, Klenk HP. Genome sequence of the phage-gene rich marine Phaeobacter arcticus type strain DSM 23566(T.). Stand Genomic Sci 2013; 8:450-64. [PMID: 24501630 PMCID: PMC3910698 DOI: 10.4056/sigs.383362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Phaeobacter arcticus Zhang et al. 2008 belongs to the marine Roseobacter clade whose members are phylogenetically and physiologically diverse. In contrast to the type species of this genus, Phaeobacter gallaeciensis, which is well characterized, relatively little is known about the characteristics of P. arcticus. Here, we describe the features of this organism including the annotated high-quality draft genome sequence and highlight some particular traits. The 5,049,232 bp long genome with its 4,828 protein-coding and 81 RNA genes consists of one chromosome and five extrachromosomal elements. Prophage sequences identified via PHAST constitute nearly 5% of the bacterial chromosome and included a potential Mu-like phage as well as a gene-transfer agent (GTA). In addition, the genome of strain DSM 23566(T) encodes all of the genes necessary for assimilatory nitrate reduction. Phylogenetic analysis and intergenomic distances indicate that the classification of the species might need to be reconsidered.
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- Heike M. Freese
- Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
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- Biological Data Management and Technology Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- HZI – Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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Riedel T, Teshima H, Petersen J, Fiebig A, Davenport K, Daligault H, Erkkila T, Gu W, Munk C, Xu Y, Chen A, Pati A, Ivanova N, Goodwin LA, Chain P, Detter JC, Rohde M, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Göker M, Brinkhoff T, Klenk HP. Genome sequence of the Leisingera aquimarina type strain (DSM 24565(T)), a member of the marine Roseobacter clade rich in extrachromosomal elements. Stand Genomic Sci 2013; 8:389-402. [PMID: 24501625 PMCID: PMC3910692 DOI: 10.4056/sigs.3858183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Leisingera aquimarina Vandecandelaere et al. 2008 is a member of the genomically well characterized Roseobacter clade within the family Rhodobacteraceae. Representatives of the marine Roseobacter clade are metabolically versatile and involved in carbon fixation and biogeochemical processes. They form a physiologically heterogeneous group, found predominantly in coastal or polar waters, especially in symbiosis with algae, in microbial mats, in sediments or associated with invertebrates. Here we describe the features of L. aquimarina DSM 24565(T) together with the permanent-draft genome sequence and annotation. The 5,344,253 bp long genome consists of one chromosome and an unusually high number of seven extrachromosomal elements and contains 5,129 protein-coding and 89 RNA genes. It was sequenced as part of the DOE Joint Genome Institute Community Sequencing Program 2010 and of the activities of the Transregional Collaborative Research Centre 51 funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).
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- Thomas Riedel
- HZI – Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
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- Biological Data Management and Technology Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- HZI – Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), Oldenburg, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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Hahnke S, Sperling M, Langer T, Wichels A, Gerdts G, Beardsley C, Brinkhoff T, Simon M. Distinct seasonal growth patterns of the bacteriumPlanktotalea frisiain the North Sea and specific interaction with phytoplankton algae. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2013; 86:185-99. [DOI: 10.1111/1574-6941.12151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2013] [Revised: 05/10/2013] [Accepted: 05/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- Sarah Hahnke
- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM); University of Oldenburg; Oldenburg; Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM); University of Oldenburg; Oldenburg; Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM); University of Oldenburg; Oldenburg; Germany
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- Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI); Biologische Anstalt Helgoland; Helgoland; Germany
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- Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI); Biologische Anstalt Helgoland; Helgoland; Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM); University of Oldenburg; Oldenburg; Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM); University of Oldenburg; Oldenburg; Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM); University of Oldenburg; Oldenburg; Germany
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Brock NL, Citron CA, Zell C, Berger M, Wagner-Döbler I, Petersen J, Brinkhoff T, Simon M, Dickschat JS. Isotopically labeled sulfur compounds and synthetic selenium and tellurium analogues to study sulfur metabolism in marine bacteria. Beilstein J Org Chem 2013; 9:942-50. [PMID: 23766810 PMCID: PMC3678758 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.9.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2013] [Accepted: 04/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Members of the marine Roseobacter clade can degrade dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) via competing pathways releasing either methanethiol (MeSH) or dimethyl sulfide (DMS). Deuterium-labeled [(2)H6]DMSP and the synthetic DMSP analogue dimethyltelluriopropionate (DMTeP) were used in feeding experiments with the Roseobacter clade members Phaeobacter gallaeciensis DSM 17395 and Ruegeria pomeroyi DSS-3, and their volatile metabolites were analyzed by closed-loop stripping and solid-phase microextraction coupled to GC-MS. Feeding experiments with [(2)H6]DMSP resulted in the incorporation of a deuterium label into MeSH and DMS. Knockout of relevant genes from the known DMSP demethylation pathway to MeSH showed in both species a residual production of [(2)H3]MeSH, suggesting that a second demethylation pathway is active. The role of DMSP degradation pathways for MeSH and DMS formation was further investigated by using the synthetic analogue DMTeP as a probe in feeding experiments with the wild-type strain and knockout mutants. Feeding of DMTeP to the R. pomeroyi knockout mutant resulted in a diminished, but not abolished production of demethylation pathway products. These results further corroborated the proposed second demethylation activity in R. pomeroyi. Isotopically labeled [(2)H3]methionine and (34)SO4 (2-), synthesized from elemental (34)S8, were tested to identify alternative sulfur sources besides DMSP for the MeSH production in P. gallaeciensis. Methionine proved to be a viable sulfur source for the MeSH volatiles, whereas incorporation of labeling from sulfate was not observed. Moreover, the utilization of selenite and selenate salts by marine alphaproteobacteria for the production of methylated selenium volatiles was explored and resulted in the production of numerous methaneselenol-derived volatiles via reduction and methylation. The pathway of selenate/selenite reduction, however, proved to be strictly separated from sulfate reduction.
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- Nelson L Brock
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, TU Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, TU Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, TU Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Str. 9–11, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Str. 9–11, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
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- Helmholtz Center for Infection Research, Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut DSMZ - Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH, Inhoffenstraße 7b, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Str. 9–11, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Str. 9–11, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, TU Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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Vollmers J, Voget S, Dietrich S, Gollnow K, Smits M, Meyer K, Brinkhoff T, Simon M, Daniel R. Poles apart: Arctic and Antarctic Octadecabacter strains share high genome plasticity and a new type of xanthorhodopsin. PLoS One 2013; 8:e63422. [PMID: 23671678 PMCID: PMC3646047 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2013] [Accepted: 04/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The genus Octadecabacter is a member of the ubiquitous marine Roseobacter clade. The two described species of this genus, Octadecabacter arcticus and Octadecabacter antarcticus, are psychrophilic and display a bipolar distribution. Here we provide the manually annotated and finished genome sequences of the type strains O. arcticus 238 and O. antarcticus 307, isolated from sea ice of the Arctic and Antarctic, respectively. Both genomes exhibit a high genome plasticity caused by an unusually high density and diversity of transposable elements. This could explain the discrepancy between the low genome synteny and high 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity between both strains. Numerous characteristic features were identified in the Octadecabacter genomes, which show indications of horizontal gene transfer and may represent specific adaptations to the habitats of the strains. These include a gene cluster encoding the synthesis and degradation of cyanophycin in O. arcticus 238, which is absent in O. antarcticus 307 and unique among the Roseobacter clade. Furthermore, genes representing a new subgroup of xanthorhodopsins as an adaptation to icy environments are present in both Octadecabacter strains. This new xanthorhodopsin subgroup differs from the previously characterized xanthorhodopsins of Salinibacter ruber and Gloeobacter violaceus in phylogeny, biogeography and the potential to bind 4-keto-carotenoids. Biochemical characterization of the Octadecabacter xanthorhodopsins revealed that they function as light-driven proton pumps.
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- John Vollmers
- Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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Riedel T, Gómez-Consarnau L, Tomasch J, Martin M, Jarek M, González JM, Spring S, Rohlfs M, Brinkhoff T, Cypionka H, Göker M, Fiebig A, Klein J, Goesmann A, Fuhrman JA, Wagner-Döbler I. Genomics and physiology of a marine flavobacterium encoding a proteorhodopsin and a xanthorhodopsin-like protein. PLoS One 2013; 8:e57487. [PMID: 23526944 PMCID: PMC3587595 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2012] [Accepted: 01/22/2013] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Proteorhodopsin (PR) photoheterotrophy in the marine flavobacterium Dokdonia sp. PRO95 has previously been investigated, showing no growth stimulation in the light at intermediate carbon concentrations. Here we report the genome sequence of strain PRO95 and compare it to two other PR encoding Dokdonia genomes: that of strain 4H-3-7-5 which shows the most similar genome, and that of strain MED134 which grows better in the light under oligotrophic conditions. Our genome analysis revealed that the PRO95 genome as well as the 4H-3-7-5 genome encode a protein related to xanthorhodopsins. The genomic environment and phylogenetic distribution of this gene suggest that it may have frequently been recruited by lateral gene transfer. Expression analyses by RT-PCR and direct mRNA-sequencing showed that both rhodopsins and the complete β-carotene pathway necessary for retinal production are transcribed in PRO95. Proton translocation measurements showed enhanced proton pump activity in response to light, supporting that one or both rhodopsins are functional. Genomic information and carbon source respiration data were used to develop a defined cultivation medium for PRO95, but reproducible growth always required small amounts of yeast extract. Although PRO95 contains and expresses two rhodopsin genes, light did not stimulate its growth as determined by cell numbers in a nutrient poor seawater medium that mimics its natural environment, confirming previous experiments at intermediate carbon concentrations. Starvation or stress conditions might be needed to observe the physiological effect of light induced energy acquisition.
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- Thomas Riedel
- Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany.
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Hahnke S, Brock NL, Zell C, Simon M, Dickschat JS, Brinkhoff T. Physiological diversity of Roseobacter clade bacteria co-occurring during a phytoplankton bloom in the North Sea. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:39-48. [DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2012.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2012] [Revised: 09/19/2012] [Accepted: 09/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Lenk S, Moraru C, Hahnke S, Arnds J, Richter M, Kube M, Reinhardt R, Brinkhoff T, Harder J, Amann R, Mußmann M. Roseobacter clade bacteria are abundant in coastal sediments and encode a novel combination of sulfur oxidation genes. ISME J 2012; 6:2178-87. [PMID: 22739490 PMCID: PMC3504970 DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2012.66] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2012] [Revised: 05/01/2012] [Accepted: 05/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Roseobacter clade bacteria (RCB) are abundant in marine bacterioplankton worldwide and central to pelagic sulfur cycling. Very little is known about their abundance and function in marine sediments. We investigated the abundance, diversity and sulfur oxidation potential of RCB in surface sediments of two tidal flats. Here, RCB accounted for up to 9.6% of all cells and exceeded abundances commonly known for pelagic RCB by 1000-fold as revealed by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA and sulfate thiohydrolase (SoxB) genes indicated diverse, possibly sulfur-oxidizing RCB related to sequences known from bacterioplankton and marine biofilms. To investigate the sulfur oxidation potential of RCB in sediments in more detail, we analyzed a metagenomic fragment from a RCB. This fragment encoded the reverse dissimilatory sulfite reductase (rDSR) pathway, which was not yet found in RCB, a novel type of sulfite dehydrogenase (SoeABC) and the Sox multi-enzyme complex including the SoxCD subunits. This was unexpected as soxCD and dsr genes were presumed to be mutually exclusive in sulfur-oxidizing prokaryotes. This unique gene arrangement would allow a metabolic flexibility beyond known sulfur-oxidizing pathways. We confirmed the presence of dsrA by geneFISH in closely related RCB from an enrichment culture. Our results show that RCB are an integral part of the microbial community in marine sediments, where they possibly oxidize inorganic and organic sulfur compounds in oxic and suboxic sediment layers.
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- Sabine Lenk
- Molecular Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany
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- Molecular Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Molecular Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany
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- Molecular Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Molecular Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany
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- Molecular Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany
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- Molecular Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany
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Penesyan A, Breider S, Schumann P, Tindall BJ, Egan S, Brinkhoff T. Epibacterium ulvae gen. nov., sp. nov., epibiotic bacteria isolated from the surface of a marine alga. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 63:1589-1596. [PMID: 22904216 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.042838-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Two Gram-reaction-negative, rod-shaped, motile bacteria, designated strains U82 and U95(T), were isolated from the marine alga Ulva australis collected at Sharks Point, Clovelly, a rocky intertidal zone near Sydney, Australia. Both strains were oxidase- and catalase-positive, formed brown- to black-pigmented colonies and required NaCl for growth. Phylogenetic analysis based on nearly complete 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that these strains belong to the Roseobacter clade within the Alphaproteobacteria. The 16S rRNA genes of both strains were identical across the sequenced 1326 nt, but showed differences in the intergenic spacer region (ITS) between the 16S and the 23S rRNA genes. At the genomic level the DNA G+C contents of strains U82 and U95(T) were identical (52.6 mol%) and they had a DNA-DNA hybridization value of 83.7%, suggesting that these strains belong to the same species. The closest described phylogenetic neighbour to strains U82 and U95(T) was Thalassobius aestuarii DSM 15283(T) with 95.8% 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity. Other close relatives include further species of the genera Thalassobius and Shimia. Strains U82 and U95(T) were negative for bacteriochlorophyll a production, showed antibacterial activity towards other marine bacteria, were resistant to the antibiotics gentamicin and spectinomycin and were unable to hydrolyse starch or gelatin. The major fatty acids (>1%) were 18 : 1ω7c, 16 : 0, 18 : 2, 10 : 0 3-OH, 12 : 0, 20 : 1 2-OH and 18 : 0. The polar lipid pattern indicated the presence of phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine, two unidentified aminolipids and four unidentified phospholipids. Both strains produced ubiquinone 10 (Q-10) as the sole respiratory lipoquinone. Based on their phenotypic and phylogenetic characteristics, it is suggested that strains U82 and U95(T) are members of a novel species within a new genus for which the name Epibacterium ulvae gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of the type species is U95(T) ( = DSM 24752(T) = LMG 26464(T)).
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- Anahit Penesyan
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences and Centre for Marine Bio-Innovation, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, New South Wales, Australia
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut DSMZ - Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH., Inhoffenstraße 7B, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut DSMZ - Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH., Inhoffenstraße 7B, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences and Centre for Marine Bio-Innovation, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, New South Wales, Australia
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany
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