Jeotgalibacillus haloalkalitolerans sp. nov., a novel alkalitolerant and halotolerant bacterium, isolated from the confluence of the Fenhe River and the Yellow River

A Gram-stain positive, aerobic, alkalitolerant and halotolerant bacterium, designated HH7-29 T, was isolated from the confluence of the Fenhe River and the Yellow River in Shanxi Province, PR China. Growth occurred at pH 6.0-12.0 (optimum, pH 8.0-8.5) and 15-40℃ (optimum, 32℃) with 0.5-24% NaCl (optimum, 2-9%). The predominant fatty acids (> 10.0%) were iso-C15:0 and anteiso-C15:0. The major menaquinones were MK-7 and MK-8. The polar lipids were phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol and two unidentified phospholipids. Phylogenetic analyses based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence revealed that strain HH7-29 T was a member of the genus Jeotgalibacillus, exhibiting high sequence similarity to the 16S rRNA gene sequences of Jeotgalibacillus alkaliphilus JC303T (98.4%), Jeotgalibacillus salarius ASL-1 T (98.1%) and Jeotgalibacillus alimentarius YKJ-13 T (98.1%). The genomic DNA G + C content was 43.0%. Gene annotation showed that strain HH7-29 T had lower protein isoelectric points (pIs) and possessed genes related to ion transport and organic osmoprotectant uptake, implying its potential tolerance to salt and alkali. The average nucleotide identity, digital DNA-DNA hybridization values, amino acid identity values, and percentage of conserved proteins values between strain HH7-29 T and its related species were 71.1-83.8%, 19.5-27.4%, 66.5-88.4% and 59.8-76.6%, respectively. Based on the analyses of phenotypic, chemotaxonomic, phylogenetic and genomic features, strain HH7-29 T represents a novel species of the genus Jeotgalibacillus, for which the name Jeotgalibacillus haloalkalitolerans sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is HH7-29 T (= KCTC 43417 T = MCCC 1K07541T).

Alteromonas Aquimaris sp. nov., Isolated from Surface Seawater

A Gram-negative, aerobic, motile by flagellum, and rod-shaped bacterium, designated ASW11-7T, was isolated from coastal surface seawater sample collected from the Yellow Sea, PR China. Strain ASW11-7T grew optimally at 37℃, 4.0% (w/v) NaCl and pH 7.0. Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain ASW11-7T belongs to the genus Alteromonas and most closely related to Alteromonas ponticola MYP5T (99.6% similarity), followed by Alteromonas confluentis DSSK2-12T (98.2%), Alteromonas lipolytica JW12T (98.2%), and Alteromonas hispanica F-32T (98.0%). The draft genome of strain ASW11-7T had a length of 3,530,922 bp with a G + C content of 44.9%, predicting 3108 coding sequences, 5 rRNA, 4 ncRNAs, 49 tRNAs genes, and 18 pseudogenes. The average nucleotide identity and digital DNA-DNA hybridization values between genomic sequences of strain ASW11-7T and closely related species of Alteromonas were in ranges of 66.9-77.8% and 18.3-27.5%, respectively. The major fatty acids of strain ASW11-7T were C16:0, summed feature 3 (C16:1ω7c/C16:1ω6c), and summed feature 8 (C18:1ω7c/C18:1ω6c). The predominant respiratory quinone was Q-8 and the major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylglycerol. Based on the phenotypic properties, genotypic distinctiveness, and chemotaxonomic features, strain ASW11-7T is considered to represent a novel Alteromonas species, for which the name Alteromonas aquimaris sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is ASW11-7T (= KCTC 92853T = MCCC 1K07240T).

Alteromonas salexigens sp. nov., isolated from coastal seawater

A Gram-negative, aerobic, short rod-shaped bacterium, designated ASW11-19T, was isolated from a coastal seawater sample of the Yellow Sea, PR China. Strain ASW11-19T grew optimally at 37 °C, 3.0-5.0% (w/v) NaCl and pH 7.5. Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain ASW11-19T belonged to the genus Alteromonas and most closely related to Alteromonas profundi 345S023T and Alteromonas fortis 1T (98.4%, both). The draft genome was 3.55 Mb with 3150 protein-coding genes, 18 contigs, and a DNA G+C content was 44.4%. The digital DNA-DNA hybridization and average nucleotide identity values were below the species-delineating thresholds. The major fatty acids were summed feature 3 (C16:1ω7c/C16:1ω6c), summed feature 8 (C18:1ω7c/C18:1ω6c), and C16:0. The sole respiratory quinone was ubiquinone 8. The polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, phospholipid, and two unidentified lipids. Based on these genomic data, phenotypic and chemotaxonomic properties, strain ASW11-19T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Alteromonas. The name Alteromonas salexigens sp.nov. is proposed for ASW11-19T (=MCCC 1K07239T=KCTC 92247T).