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Kesbiç FI, Gültepe N. Carotenoid characterization, fatty acid profiles, and antioxidant activities of haloarchaeal extracts. J Basic Microbiol 2024; 64:e2300330. [PMID: 37847881 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.202300330] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023]
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Microorganisms that can survive in saline environments, known as halotolerant or halophilic organisms, have a wide range of current and potential uses in biotechnology. In this study, it was aimed to determine the carotenoids of halophilic archaea strains isolated from the brine samples taken from different points of Salt Lake (Turkey) and determine the antioxidant activities of their carotenoids. To identify the halophilic archaea strains, they were cultivated in MAM JCM 168 medium and subjected to antibiotic susceptibility, fatty acid, two-dimensional and three-dimensional imaging by scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy, biochemical and phylogenetic assays. The findings show that five different halophilic archaea strains have been identified as Halorubrum lipolyticum, Halorubrum sodomense, Haloarcula salaria, Halorubrum chaoviator, and Haloarcula japonica with 98% and above similarity ratio. The main fatty acids of all haloarchaeal strains were octadecanoic acid (C18:0) and palmitic acid (C16:0). The major carotenoid of the species was determined as all-trans bacterioruberin, and different carotenoid types such as lycopene, β-carotene, and 2-isopentenyl-3,4-dehydrorodopin were found as well as bacterioruberin isomers. The antioxidant activities of carotenoids extracted from the species were analyzed by the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging method and the extracts showed antioxidant activity statistically significantly higher than ascorbic acid and butylated hydroxytoluene as reference products (p < 0.05).
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- Department of Fisheries Fundamental Sciences, Fisheries Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
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Li XX, Tan S, Cheng M, Hu Y, Ma X, Hou J, Cui HL. Halospeciosus flavus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Haladaptatus caseinilyticus sp. nov., halophilic archaea isolated from saline soil of an inland solar saltern and offshore sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74. [PMID: 38194256 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.006220] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2024] Open
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Two novel halophilic archaeal strains (XZGYJ-43T and ZJ1T) were isolated from Mangkang ancient solar saltern (Tibet, PR China) and Zhujiang river inlet (Guangdong, PR China), respectively. The comparison of the 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain XZGYJ-43T is related to the current species of the family Halobacteriaceae (89.2-91.7% similarity) and strain ZJ1T showed 94.7-98.3% similarity to the current species of the genus Haladaptatus. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA genes, rpoB' genes and genomes indicated that strain XZGYJ-43T is separate from the related genera, Halocalculus, Salarchaeum and Halarchaeum of the family Halobacteriaceae, and strain ZJ1T tightly clusters with the current species of the genus Haladaptatus. The average nucleotide identity, digital DNA-DNA hybridization and average amino acid identity values between strain XZGYJ-43T and the current species of the family Halobacteriaceae were 71-75, 20-25 and 59-68 %, and these values between strain ZJ1T and the current species of the genus Haladaptatus were 77-81, 27-32 and 76-82 %, respectively, clearly below the thresholds for prokaryotic species demarcation. These two strains could be distinguished from their relatives according to differential phenotypic characteristics. The major polar lipids of strain XZGYJ-43T were phosphatidic acid (PA), phosphatidylglycerol (PG), phosphatidylglycerol phosphate methyl ester (PGP-Me), mannosyl glucosyl diether (DGD-1; DGD-PA) and sulphated mannosyl glucosyl diether (S-DGD-1; S-DGD-PA), and those of strain ZJ1T were PA, PG, PGP-Me, DGD-PA, S-DGD-1 (S-DGD-PA) and sulphated galactosyl mannosyl glucosyl diether. Based on phenotypic, phylogenetic and genomic data, strain XZGYJ-43T (=CGMCC 1.13890T=JCM 33735T) represents a novel species of a new genus within the family Halobacteriaceae, and strain ZJ1T (=CGMCC 1.18785T=JCM 34917T) represents a novel species of the genus Haladaptatus, for which the names Halospeciosus flavus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Haladaptatus caseinilyticus sp. nov. are proposed, respectively.
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- Xin-Xin Li
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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Cheng M, Li XX, Tan S, Ma X, Hu Y, Hou J, Cui HL. Salinigranum marinum sp. nov. and Halohasta salina sp. nov., halophilic archaea isolated from sediment of a marine saltern and inland saline soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73. [PMID: 37917544 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.006143] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
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Two halophilic archaeal strains, ZS-10T and GSL13T, were isolated from the Zhoushan marine saltern in Zhejiang, and an inland saline soil from the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, PR China, respectively. The cells of strain ZS-10T were pleomorphic while those of strain GSL13T were rod-shaped. Both of them stained Gram-negative and formed red-pigmented colonies on agar plates and their cells lysed in distilled water. The optimum growth of strain ZS-10T was observed at 40 °C, 3.4 M NaCl, 0.03 M MgCl2 and pH 7.5, while that of strain GSL13T was at 37 °C, 3.1 M NaCl, 0.5 M MgCl2 and pH 7.5. Phylogenetic and phylogenomic analyses indicated that these two strains were related to Salinigranum and Halohasta, respectively. Strains ZS-10T and GSL13T could be differentiated from the current members of Salinigranum and Halohasta based on the comparison of diverse phenotypic characteristics. The average amino acid identity, average nucleotide identity and digital DNA-DNA hybridization values among strain ZS-10T and current species of Salinigranum were 75.8-78.6 %, 80.6-81.9 % and 24.3-26.1 %, respectively. These values between strain GSL13T and current species of Halohasta were 78.4-80.8 %, 79.8-82.8% and 22.7-25.7 %, respectively, clearly below the threshold values for species demarcation. The polar lipids of strain ZS-10T were phosphatidylglycerol (PG), phosphatidylglycerol phosphate methyl ester (PGP-Me) and sulphated mannosyl glucosyl diether (S-DGD-1), while those of strain GSL13T were phosphatidic acid, PG, PGP-Me, phosphatidylglycerol sulphate and S-DGD-1. The polar lipid profile of strain GSL13T was identical to those of Halohasta, whereas strain ZS-10T did not contain the minor glycolipids detected in the current Salinigranum species. The phenotypic, phylogenetic and genome-based results suggested that strains ZS-10T (=CGMCC 1.12868T=JCM 30241T) and GSL13T (=CGMCC 1.15214T=JCM 30841T) represent two novel species, for which the names Salinigranum marinum sp. nov. and Halohasta salina sp. nov. are proposed.
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- Mu Cheng
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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Tan S, Cheng M, Li XX, Hu Y, Ma X, Hou J, Cui HL. Natronosalvus halobius gen. nov., sp. nov., Natronosalvus caseinilyticus sp. nov., Natronosalvus vescus sp. nov., Natronosalvus rutilus sp. nov. and Natronosalvus amylolyticus sp. nov., halophilic archaea isolated from salt lakes and soda lakes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73. [PMID: 37728966 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.006036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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] [Indexed: 09/22/2023] Open
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Five halophilic archaeal strains (AGai3-5T, KZCA101T, CGA3T, WLHS1T and WLHSJ1T) were isolated from salt lakes and soda lakes in PR China. These strains had low 16S rRNA gene similarities (91.3-96.0 %) to closely related species of the family Natrialbaceae and may represent a new genus of the family. Phylogenetic and phylogenomic analyses revealed that these strains formed a distinct clade, separate from the nearby genera Natronobiforma and Saliphagus. The average nucleotide identity, digital DNA-DNA hybridization and average amino acid identity (AAI) values among these five strains and the current members of the family Natrialbaceae were 72-90, 20-42 and 62-91 %, respectively, clearly below the threshold values for species demarcation. According to the critical value of AAI (≤76 %) proposed to differentiate genera within the family Natrialbaceae, it was further indicated that these strains represented a novel genus within the family. These strains could be distinguished from the related genera according to differential phenotypic characteristics. The major lipids of these strains were phosphatidic acid (PA), phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol phosphate methyl ester, mannosyl glucosyl diether (DGD-PA), sulphated DGD-1 (S-DGD-PA) and sulphated galactosyl mannosyl glucosyl diether. The phenotypic, chemotaxonomic, phylogenetic and phylogenomic features indicated that strains AGai3-5T (=CGMCC 1.16078T=JCM 33549T), KZCA101T (=CGMCC 1.17431T=JCM 35074T), CGA3T (=CGMCC 1.17463T=JCM 34318T), WLHS1T (=CGMCC 1.13780T=JCM 33562T) and WLHSJ1T (=CGMCC 1.13784T=JCM 33563T) represent five novel species of a new genus within the family Natrialbaceae, named Natronosalvus halobius gen. nov., sp. nov., Natronosalvus caseinilyticus sp. nov., Natronosalvus vescus sp. nov., Natronosalvus rutilus sp. nov. and Natronosalvus amylolyticus sp. nov., respectively.
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- Shun Tan
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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Naitam MG, Ramakrishnan B, Grover M, Kaushik R. Rhizosphere-dwelling halophilic archaea: a potential candidate for alleviating salinity-associated stress in agriculture. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1212349. [PMID: 37564293 PMCID: PMC10410454 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1212349] [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] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023] Open
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Salinity is a serious environmental factor that impedes crop growth and drastically reduces yield. This study aimed to investigate the potential of halophilic archaea isolated from the Rann of Kutch to alleviate the negative impact of salinity on crop growth and yield. The halophilic archaea, which demonstrated high tolerance to salinity levels up to 4.5 M, were evaluated for their ability to promote plant growth in both salt-tolerant and salt-susceptible wheat cultivars. Our assessment focused on their capacity to solubilize essential nutrients, including phosphorus (14-61 mg L-1), potassium (37-78 mg L-1), and zinc (8-17 mg L-1), as well as their production of the phytohormone IAA (17.30 to 49.3 μg ml-1). To conduct the experiments, five wheat cultivars (two salt-tolerant and three salt-susceptible) were grown in triplicates using soft MS agar tubes (50 ml) and pots containing 10 kg of soil with an electrical conductivity (EC) of 8 dSm-1. Data were collected at specific time points: 21 days after sowing (DAS) for the MS agar experiment, 45 DAS for the pot experiment, and at the time of harvest. In the presence of haloarchaea, the inoculated treatments exhibited significant increases in total protein (46%), sugar (27%), and chlorophyll (31%) levels compared to the un-inoculated control. Furthermore, the inoculation led to an elevated accumulation of osmolyte proline (31.51%) and total carbohydrates (27.85%) while substantially reducing the activity of antioxidant enzymes such as SOD, catalase, and peroxidase by 57-76%, respectively. Notably, the inoculated treatments also showed improved plant vegetative growth parameters compared to the un-inoculated treatments. Interestingly, the positive effects of the halophilic archaea were more pronounced in the susceptible wheat cultivars than in the tolerant cultivars. These findings highlight the growth-promoting abilities of the halophilic archaeon Halolamina pelagica CDK2 and its potential to mitigate the detrimental effects of salinity. Consequently, further evaluation of this halophilic archaeon under field conditions is warranted to explore its potential use in the development of microbial inoculants.
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- Mayur G. Naitam
- Division of Microbiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Microbiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Center for Agricultural Bioinformatics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistical Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Microbiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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Ma X, Hu Y, Li XX, Tan S, Cheng M, Hou J, Cui HL. Halomicroarcula laminariae sp. nov. and Halomicroarcula marina sp. nov., extremely halophilic archaea isolated from salted brown alga Laminaria and coastal saline-alkali lands. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73. [PMID: 37204206 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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] [Indexed: 05/20/2023] Open
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Four extremely halophilic archaeal strains, LYG-108T, LYG-24, DT1T and YSSS71, were isolated from salted Laminaria produced in Lianyungang and saline soil from the coastal beach at Jiangsu, PR China. The four strains were found to be related to the current species of Halomicroarcula (showing 88.1-98.5% and 89.3-93.6% similarities, respectively) as revealed by phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA and rpoB' genes. These phylogenies were fully supported by the phylogenomic analysis, and the overall genome-related indexes (average nucleotide identity, DNA-DNA hybridization and average amino acid identity) among these four strains and the Halomicroarcula species were 77-84 %, 23-30 % and 71-83 %, respectively, clearly below the threshold values for species demarcation. Additionally, the phylogenomic and comparative genomic analyses revealed that Halomicroarcula salina YGH18T is related to the current species of Haloarcula rather than those of Halomicroarcula, Haloarcula salaria Namwong et al. 2011 is a later heterotypic synonym of Haloarcula argentinensis Ihara et al. 1997, and Haloarcula quadrata Oren et al. 1999 is a later heterotypic synonym of Haloarcula marismortui Oren et al. 1990. The major polar lipids of strains LYG-108T, LYG-24, DT1T and YSSS71 were phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol phosphate methyl ester, phosphatidylglycerol sulphate, sulphated mannosyl glucosyl diether and additional glycosyl-cardiolipins. All these results showed that strains LYG-108T (=CGMCC 1.13607T=JCM 32950T) and LYG-24 (=CGMCC 1.13605=JCM 32949) represent a new species of the genus Halomicroarcula, for which the name Halomicroarcula laminariae sp. nov. is proposed; strains DT1T (=CGMCC 1.18928T=JCM 35414T) and YSSS71 (=CGMCC 1.18783=JCM 34915) also represent a new species of the genus Halomicroarcula, for which the name Halomicroarcula marina sp. nov. is proposed.
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- Xue Ma
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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Wang BB, Bao CX, Sun YP, Hou J, Cui HL. Halobacterium wangiae sp. nov. and Halobacterium zhouii sp. nov., two extremely halophilic archaea isolated from sediment of a salt lake and saline soil of an inland saltern. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73. [PMID: 37252776 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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Two novel halophilic archaeal strains, Gai3-17T and XZYJT26T, were isolated from the sediment of Gaize salt lake and the saline soil of Mangkang ancient solar saltern in Tibet, PR China, respectively. Strains Gai3-17T and XZYJT26T were related to each other (96.5 and 89.7% similarity, respectively) and showed 97.5-95.4 and 91.5-87.7% similarities to the current members of Halobacterium based on 16S rRNA and rpoB' genes. The phylogenomic analysis indicated that strains Gai3-17T and XZYJT26T formed two distinct clades and clustered with the Halobacterium species. The two strains can be differentiated from the type strains of the six species with validly published names based on several phenotypic characteristics. The phospholipids of the two strains were phosphatidic acid, phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylglycerol phosphate methyl ester. One major glycolipid, sulphated galactosyl mannosyl glucosyl diether, was detected in strain Gai3-17T, while four glycolipids, mannosyl glucosyl diether, sulphated mannosyl glucosyl diether, disulphated mannosyl glucosyl diether and sulphated galactosyl mannosyl glucosyl diether were observed in strain XZYJT26T. The average nucleotide identity, digital DNA-DNA hybridization and amino acid identity values among the two strains and the members of Halobacterium were no more than 81, 25 and 77 %, respectively. These overall genome-related indices were below the threshold values for species boundary, indicating that strains Gai3-17T and XZYJT26T represent two novel species of Halobacterium. Thus, two novel species, Halobacterium wangiae sp. nov. and Halobacterium zhouii sp. nov., are proposed to accommodate strains Gai3-17T (=CGMCC 1.16101T=JCM 33551T) and XZYJT26T (=CGMCC 1.16682T=JCM 33556T), respectively.
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- Bei-Bei Wang
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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Costa T, Cassin E, Moreirinha C, Mendo S, Caetano TS. Towards the Understanding of the Function of Lanthipeptide and TOMM-Related Genes in Haloferax mediterranei. Biology (Basel) 2023; 12:biology12020236. [PMID: 36829513 PMCID: PMC9953058 DOI: 10.3390/biology12020236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Research on secondary metabolites produced by Archaea such as ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) is limited. The genome of Haloferax mediterranei ATCC 33500 encodes lanthipeptide synthetases (medM1, medM2, and medM3) and a thiazole-forming cyclodehydratase (ycaO), possibly involved in the biosynthesis of lanthipeptides and the TOMMs haloazolisins, respectively. Lanthipeptides and TOMMs often have antimicrobial activity, and H. mediterranei has antagonistic activity towards haloarchaea shown to be independent of medM genes. This study investigated (i) the transcription of ycaO and medM genes, (ii) the involvement of YcaO in bioactivity, and (iii) the impact of YcaO and MedM-encoding genes' absence in the biomolecular profile of H. mediterranei. The assays were performed with biomass grown in agar and included RT-qPCR, the generation of knockout mutants, bioassays, and FTIR analysis. Results suggest that ycaO and medM genes are transcriptionally active, with the highest number of transcripts observed for medM2. The deletion of ycaO gene had no effect on H. mediterranei antihaloarchaea activity. FTIR analysis of medM and ycaO knockout mutants suggest that MedMs and YcaO activity might be directly or indirectly related t lipids, a novel perspective that deserves further investigation.
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- Thales Costa
- CESAM and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- CESAM and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- CESAM and Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
- Correspondence: (C.M.); (T.S.C.)
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- CESAM and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- CESAM and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
- Correspondence: (C.M.); (T.S.C.)
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Xin YJ, Bao CX, Tan S, Hou J, Cui HL. Haladaptatus halobius sp. nov. and Haladaptatus salinisoli sp. nov., two extremely halophilic archaea isolated from Gobi saline soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72. [PMID: 36256551 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
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Two extremely halophilic archaeal strains, PSR5T and PSR8T, were isolated from a saline soil sample collected from the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, PR China. Both strains had two copies of the 16S rRNA genes rrn1 and rrn2, showing 2.6 and 3.9% divergence, respectively. The rrn1 gene of PSR5T showed 98.4 and 95.3% similarity to the rrn1 and rrn2 genes of strain PSR8T; the rrn2 gene of PSR5T displayed 97.4 and 96.7% similarity to those of strain PSR8T, respectively. Phylogenetic analyses based on the 16S rRNA and rpoB' genes revealed that strains PSR5T and PSR8T formed a single cluster, and then tightly clustered with the current four Haladaptatus species (93.5-97.1% similarities for the 16S rRNA gene and 89.3-90.9% similarities for the rpoB' gene, respectively). Several phenotypic characteristics differentiate strains PSR5T and PSR8T from current Haladaptatus members. The polar lipids of the two strains are phosphatidic acid, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol phosphate methyl ester phosphatidylglycerol sulphate and three glycolipids. One of the glycolipids is sulphated mannosyl glucosyl diether, and the remaining two glycolipids are unidentified. The average nucleotide identity, in silico DNA-DNA hybridization, amino acid identity and percentage of conserved proteins values between the two strains were 88.5, 39.1, 89.3 and 72.8 %, respectively, much lower than the threshold values proposed as a species boundary. These values among the two strains and Haladaptatus members were 77.9-79.2, 22.0-23.5, 75.1-78.2 and 56.8-69.9 %, respectively, much lower than the recommended threshold values for species delimitation. These results suggested that strains PSR5T and PSR8T represent two novel species of Haladaptatus. Based on phenotypic, chemotaxonomic, genomic and phylogenetic properties, strains PSR5T (=CGMCC 1.16851T=JCM 34141T) and PSR8T (=CGMCC 1.17025T=JCM 34142T) represent two novel species of the genus Haladaptatus, for which the names Haladaptatus halobius sp. nov. and Haladaptatus salinisoli sp. nov. are proposed.
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- Yu-Jie Xin
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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Krawczyk KT, Locht C, Kowalewicz-Kulbat M. Halophilic Archaea Halorhabdus Rudnickae and Natrinema Salaciae Activate Human Dendritic Cells and Orient T Helper Cell Responses. Front Immunol 2022; 13:833635. [PMID: 35720372 PMCID: PMC9204267 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.833635] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Halophilic archaea are procaryotic organisms distinct from bacteria, known to thrive in hypersaline environments, including salt lakes, salterns, brines and salty food. They have also been identified in the human microbiome. The biological significance of halophiles for human health has rarely been examined. The interactions between halophilic archaea and human dendritic cells (DCs) and T cells have not been identified so far. Here, we show for the first time that the halophilic archaea Halorhabdus rudnickae and Natrinema salaciae activate human monocyte-derived DCs, induce DC maturation, cytokine production and autologous T cell activation. In vitro both strains induced DC up-regulation of the cell-surface receptors CD86, CD80 and CD83, and cytokine production, including IL-12p40, IL-10 and TNF-α, but not IL-23 and IL-12p70. Furthermore, autologous CD4+ T cells produced significantly higher amounts of IFN-γ and IL-13, but not IL-17A when co-cultured with halophile-stimulated DCs in comparison to T cells co-cultured with unstimulated DCs. IFN-γ was almost exclusively produced by naïve T cells, while IL-13 was produced by both naïve and memory CD4+ T cells. Our findings thus show that halophilic archaea are recognized by human DCs and are able to induce a balanced cytokine response. The immunomodulatory functions of halophilic archaea and their potential ability to re-establish the immune balance may perhaps participate in the beneficial effects of halotherapies.
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- Krzysztof T Krawczyk
- Department of Immunology and Infectious Biology, Institute of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious Biology, Institute of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.,Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1019 - UMR9017 - CIIL - Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Lille, France
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious Biology, Institute of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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Hou J, Li SY, Zhao YJ, Cui HL. A novel halolysin without C-terminal extension from an extremely halophilic archaeon. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 106:3009-3019. [PMID: 35435453 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-022-11903-4] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Halolysins are extracellular proteases secreted by halophilic archaea for nutritional purposes. They bear great application potentials in various industries. Yet the diversity of halolysins remains underexplored. In this study, a halolysin from the extremely halophilic archaeon Haladaptatus sp. DYF46 (HlyHap) was identified to be a novel type of halolysin without C-terminal extension (CTE). Addition of the CTE of a halolysin from Halococcus salifodinae to HlyHap did not significantly affect its extracellular proteolytic activity. Mature HlyHap was generated from recombinant HlyHap precursor by high-affinity column refolding. HlyHap displayed optimal activity at 0.25-0.50 M NaCl, 45 °C and pH 8.5-9.0. Interestingly, HlyHap preferred a low salinity and was stable in a broad range of salinity, albeit from an extremely halophilic archaeon. Ca2+ and Mg2+ significantly promoted HlyHap activity. HlyHap activity was stable with organic solvents and detergents. The Km and Vmax values of HlyHap against azocasein were 0.018 mM and 7,179 U/mg, and those against succinyl-Ala-Ala-Pro-Phe-pNA were 0.32 mM and 3×106 μmol/min/μg, respectively. The unusual traits of HlyHap, a novel type of halolysin without CTE, may endow it with strong potential for various industrial uses, such as biocatalysis in fluctuating salinities and aqueous-organic solvent. KEY POINTS: • This is the first report of a novel type of halolysin without C-terminal extension • HlyHap was obtained by heterologous expression and high-affinity column refolding • HlyHap exhibited good salinity tolerance.
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- Jing Hou
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Jingkou District, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Jingkou District, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Jingkou District, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Jingkou District, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
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Han D, Cui HL. Halorussus halobius sp. nov., Halorussus marinus sp. nov. and Halorussus pelagicus sp. nov., isolated from salted brown alga Laminaria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72. [PMID: 35389335 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005313] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2024] Open
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Four halophilic archaeal strains, designated HD8-83T, LYG-36T, DLLS-82 and RC-68T, were isolated from the salted brown alga Laminaria of three different origins (Dalian, Lianyungang, Dalian and Rongcheng) in PR China. All strains had pleomorphic rod cells that were motile, lysed in distilled water, stained Gram-negative, and formed red-pigmented colonies on agar plate (except for DLLS-82, which formed white colonies). Based on phylogenetic analyses of the 16S rRNA genes, strain HD8-83T was closely related to Halorussus litoreus HD8-51T (97.9 % similarity), strain LYG-36T and DLLS-82 to Halorussus rarus TBN4T (94.4 % and 94.7 % similarities, respectively), and strain RC-68T to Halorussus salinus YJ-37-HT (96.9 % similarity). Results of phylogenetic analyses based on rpoB' genes and 728 concatenated single-copy orthologous clusters also showed that these strains formed three different branches and clustered tightly with the Halorussus members. The average nucleotide identity, average amino acid identity and in silico DNA-DNA hybridization values between strains LYG-36T and DLLS-82 were 98.9, 98 and 92.4%, showing that they were different strains of the same species. While those values between the isolates and other Halorussus members were below 84.7, 82.9 and 28.9 %, respectively. Based on the phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic properties, strains HD8-83T, LYG-36T, DLLS-82 and RC-68T represent three novel species of the genus Halorussus for which the names Halorussus halobius sp. nov. (type strain: HD8-83T=CGMCC 1.15334T=JCM 31110T), Halorussus marinus sp. nov. (type strain: LYG-36T=CGMCC 1.13606T=JCM 32952T; reference strain: DLLS-82=CGMCC 1.13604=JCM 32951) and Halorussus pelagicus sp. nov. (type strain: RC-68T=CGMCC 1.13609T=JCM 32953T) are proposed.
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- Dong Han
- School of Grain Science and Technology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212004, PR China
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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Cui HL, Shi XW, Yin XM, Yang XY, Hou J, Zhu L. Halobaculum halophilum sp. nov. and Halobaculum salinum sp. nov., isolated from salt lake and saline soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71. [PMID: 34283016 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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: 11/18/2022] Open
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Two halophilic archaeal strains, Gai3-2T and NJ-3-1T, were isolated from salt lake and saline soil samples, respectively, collected in PR China. The 16S rRNA gene sequences of the two strains were 97.5% similar to each other. Strains Gai3-2T and NJ-3-1T had the highest sequence similarities to 'Halobonum tyrrellense' G22 (96.7 and 97.8%, respectively), and displayed similarities of 91.5-93.5% and 92.3-94.7%, respectively, to Halobaculum members. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the two strains formed different branches and clustered tightly with 'H. tyrrellense' G22 and Halobaculum members. The average nucleotide identity (ANI), in silico DNA-DNA hybridization (isDDH) and amino acid identity (AAI) values between the two strains were 83.1, 26.9 and 77.9%, respectively, much lower than the threshold values proposed as a species boundary. These values between the two strains and 'H. tyrrellense' G22 (ANI 77.9-78.2%, isDDH 22.5-22.6% and AAI 68.8-69.3%) and Halobaculum members (ANI 77.53-77.63%, isDDH 21.8-22.3% and AAI 68.4-69.4%) were almost identical, and much lower than the recommended threshold values for species delimitation. These results suggested that strains Gai3-2T and NJ-3-1T represent two novel species of Halobaculum. Based on phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic properties, strains Gai3-2T (=CGMCC 1.16080T=JCM 33550T) and NJ-3-1T (=CGMCC 1.16040T=JCM 33552T) represent two novel species of the genus Halobaculum, for which the name Halobaculum halophilum sp. nov. and Halobaculum salinum sp. nov. are proposed.
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- Heng-Lin Cui
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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Wei W, Zhang X, Hou Z, Hu X, Wang Y, Wang C, Yang S, Cui H, Zhu L. Microbial Regulation of Deterioration and Preservation of Salted Kelp under Different Temperature and Salinity Conditions. Foods 2021; 10:foods10081723. [PMID: 34441501 PMCID: PMC8394645 DOI: 10.3390/foods10081723] [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: 06/13/2021] [Revised: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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High salinity is an effective measure to preserve kelp, but salted kelp can still deteriorate after long-term preservation. In order to clarify the key conditions and microbial behavior of salted kelp preservation, 10% (S10), 20% (S20), and 30% (S30) salt concentrations were evaluated at 25 °C (T25) and 4 °C (T4). After 30 days storage, these salted kelps showed different states including rot (T25S10), softening (T25S20), and undamaged (other samples). By detecting polysaccharide lyase activity and performing high-throughput sequencing of the prokaryotic 16S rRNA sequence and metagenome, we found that deteriorated kelps (T25S10 and T25S20) had significantly higher alginate lyase activity and bacterial relative abundance than other undamaged samples. Dyella, Saccharophagus, Halomonas, Aromatoleum, Ulvibacter, Rhodopirellula, and Microbulbifer were annotated with genes encoding endonuclease-type alginate lyases, while Bacillus and Thiobacillus were annotated as the exonuclease type. Additionally, no alginate lyase activity was detected in undamaged kelps, whose dominant microorganisms were halophilic archaea without alginate lyase-encoding genes. These results indicated that room-temperature storage may promote salted kelp deterioration due to the secretion of bacterial alginate lyase, while ultra-high-salinity and low-temperature storage can inhibit bacterial alginate lyase and promote the growth of halophilic archaea without alginate lyase, thus achieving the preservation of salted kelp.
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- Wei Wei
- School of Agricultural Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China; (W.W.); (X.Z.); (S.Y.)
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- School of Agricultural Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China; (W.W.); (X.Z.); (S.Y.)
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China; (Z.H.); (X.H.); (Y.W.); (C.W.); (H.C.)
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China; (Z.H.); (X.H.); (Y.W.); (C.W.); (H.C.)
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China; (Z.H.); (X.H.); (Y.W.); (C.W.); (H.C.)
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China; (Z.H.); (X.H.); (Y.W.); (C.W.); (H.C.)
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- School of Agricultural Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China; (W.W.); (X.Z.); (S.Y.)
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China; (Z.H.); (X.H.); (Y.W.); (C.W.); (H.C.)
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China; (Z.H.); (X.H.); (Y.W.); (C.W.); (H.C.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-511-8878-0201
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Wang S, Narsing Rao MP, Wei D, Sun L, Fang BZ, Li WQ, Yu LH, Li WJ. Complete genome sequencing and comparative genome analysis of the extremely halophilic archaea, Haloterrigena daqingensis. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2021; 69:1482-1488. [PMID: 34245190 DOI: 10.1002/bab.2220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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In the present study, we report the complete genome sequencing of Haloterrigena daqingensis species. The genome of H. daqingensis JX313T consisted of a circular chromosome with three plasmids. The genome size and G+C content were estimated to be 3835796 bp and 61.7%, respectively. A total of 4158 genes were predicted with six rRNAs and 45 tRNAs. Metabolic pathway analysis suggests that H. daqingensis JX313T codes for all the necessary genes responsible to sustain its life at saline environment. The pan-genome analysis suggests that the number of singleton-gene between H. daqingensis and other Haloterrigena species varied. The study not only helps us understand H. daqingensis strategy for dealing with high stress, but it also provides an overview of its genomic makeup.
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- Shuang Wang
- Institute of Soil Fertilizer and Environment Resources, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Lab of Soil Environment and Plant Nutrition of Heilongjiang Province, Heilongjiang Fertilizer Engineering Research Center, Harbin, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Institute of Plant Nutrition and Resources, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, PR China
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- Institute of Soil Fertilizer and Environment Resources, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Lab of Soil Environment and Plant Nutrition of Heilongjiang Province, Heilongjiang Fertilizer Engineering Research Center, Harbin, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Institute of Soil Fertilizer and Environment Resources, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Lab of Soil Environment and Plant Nutrition of Heilongjiang Province, Heilongjiang Fertilizer Engineering Research Center, Harbin, PR China
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- Liaoning Green Agricultural Technology Center, Shen Yang, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
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Yang XY, Yin XM, Hou J, Zhu L, Cui HL. Halosimplex halophilum sp. nov. and Halosimplex salinum sp. nov., isolated from saline soil and a salt mine. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71. [PMID: 33881980 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 11/18/2022] Open
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A polyphasic study was undertaken to determine the taxonomic position of two halophilic archaeal strains, TH32T and YPL4T, isolated from saline soil and a salt mine in PR China, respectively. Strains TH32T and YPL4T both have two dissimilar 16S rRNA genes. The two strains exhibited sequence similarities of 91.5-95.5 % for 16S rRNA genes and 90.9 % for the rpoB' gene. Sequence similarities of 16S rRNA genes and the rpoB' gene between the two strains and the current four members of Halosimplex were 90.6-97.4 % and 91.4-93.5 %, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the two strains formed different branches separating them from the current Halosimplex members. Several phenotypic characteristics differentiate strains TH32T and YPL4T from current Halosimplex members. The polar lipids of the two strains are phosphatidic acid, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol phosphate methyl ester and four glycolipids. Two of the glycolipids are chromatographically identical to disulfated mannosyl glucosyl diether and sulfated mannosyl glucosyl diether, respectively, and the remaining two glycolipids are unidentified. The average nucleotide identity (ANI) and in silico DNA-DNA hybridization (DDH) values between the two strains and the current members of Halosimplex (ANI 80.4-89.2 % and in silico DDH 24.0-41.8 %) were much lower than the threshold values proposed as a species boundary, suggesting that the two strains represent novel species of Halosimplex. The values between the two strains (ANI 81.3 % and in silico DDH 24.9 %) were also much lower than the recommended threshold values, which revealed that the two strains represent two genomically different species of Halosimplex. These results showed that strains TH32T (=CGMCC 1.15190T=JCM 30840T) and YPL4T (=CGMCC 1.15329T=JCM 31108T) represent two novel species of Halosimplex, for which the names Halosimplex halophilum sp. nov. and Halosimplex salinum sp. nov. are proposed.
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- Xiao-Yan Yang
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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Ruginescu R, Gomoiu I, Popescu O, Cojoc R, Neagu S, Lucaci I, Batrinescu-Moteau C, Enache M. Bioprospecting for Novel Halophilic and Halotolerant Sources of Hydrolytic Enzymes in Brackish, Saline and Hypersaline Lakes of Romania. Microorganisms 2020; 8:microorganisms8121903. [PMID: 33266166 PMCID: PMC7760675 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8121903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [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: 11/04/2020] [Revised: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Halophilic and halotolerant microorganisms represent promising sources of salt-tolerant enzymes that could be used in various biotechnological processes where high salt concentrations would otherwise inhibit enzymatic transformations. Considering the current need for more efficient biocatalysts, the present study aimed to explore the microbial diversity of five under- or uninvestigated salty lakes in Romania for novel sources of hydrolytic enzymes. Bacteria, archaea and fungi were obtained by culture-based approaches and screened for the production of six hydrolases (protease, lipase, amylase, cellulase, xylanase and pectinase) using agar plate-based assays. Moreover, the phylogeny of bacterial and archaeal isolates was studied through molecular methods. From a total of 244 microbial isolates, 182 (74.6%) were represented by bacteria, 22 (9%) by archaea, and 40 (16.4%) by fungi. While most bacteria synthesized protease and lipase, the most frequent hydrolase produced by fungi was pectinase. The archaeal isolates had limited hydrolytic activity, being able to produce only amylase and cellulase. Among the taxonomically identified isolates, the best hydrolytic activities were observed in halotolerant bacteria belonging to the genus Bacillus and in extremely halophilic archaea of the genera Haloterrigena and Halostagnicola. Therefore, the present study highlights that the investigated lakes harbor various promising species of microorganisms able to produce industrially valuable enzymes.
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- Robert Ruginescu
- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biology Bucharest of the Romanian Academy, 296 Splaiul Independentei, P.O. Box 56-53, 060031 Bucharest, Romania; (I.G.); (O.P.); (R.C.); (S.N.); (I.L.); (C.B.-M.); (M.E.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biology Bucharest of the Romanian Academy, 296 Splaiul Independentei, P.O. Box 56-53, 060031 Bucharest, Romania; (I.G.); (O.P.); (R.C.); (S.N.); (I.L.); (C.B.-M.); (M.E.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biology Bucharest of the Romanian Academy, 296 Splaiul Independentei, P.O. Box 56-53, 060031 Bucharest, Romania; (I.G.); (O.P.); (R.C.); (S.N.); (I.L.); (C.B.-M.); (M.E.)
- Molecular Biology Center, Institute of Interdisciplinary Research in Bio-Nano-Sciences, Babes-Bolyai-University, 42 Treboniu Laurian St., 400271 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biology Bucharest of the Romanian Academy, 296 Splaiul Independentei, P.O. Box 56-53, 060031 Bucharest, Romania; (I.G.); (O.P.); (R.C.); (S.N.); (I.L.); (C.B.-M.); (M.E.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biology Bucharest of the Romanian Academy, 296 Splaiul Independentei, P.O. Box 56-53, 060031 Bucharest, Romania; (I.G.); (O.P.); (R.C.); (S.N.); (I.L.); (C.B.-M.); (M.E.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biology Bucharest of the Romanian Academy, 296 Splaiul Independentei, P.O. Box 56-53, 060031 Bucharest, Romania; (I.G.); (O.P.); (R.C.); (S.N.); (I.L.); (C.B.-M.); (M.E.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biology Bucharest of the Romanian Academy, 296 Splaiul Independentei, P.O. Box 56-53, 060031 Bucharest, Romania; (I.G.); (O.P.); (R.C.); (S.N.); (I.L.); (C.B.-M.); (M.E.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biology Bucharest of the Romanian Academy, 296 Splaiul Independentei, P.O. Box 56-53, 060031 Bucharest, Romania; (I.G.); (O.P.); (R.C.); (S.N.); (I.L.); (C.B.-M.); (M.E.)
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Yin XM, Yang XY, Hou J, Zhu L, Cui HL. Natronomonas halophila sp. nov. and Natronomonas salina sp. nov., two novel halophilic archaea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5686-5692. [PMID: 32936753 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 11/18/2022] Open
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Two halophilic archaeal strains, C90T and YPL13T, were isolated from a salt lake and a salt mine in PR China. The two strains were found to form two clusters (97.5 and 89.5 % similarity between them, respectively) separating them from the three current members of the genus Natronomonas (95.4-97.0 % and 86.6-89.3 % similarity, respectively) on the basis of the 16S rRNA and rpoB' gene sequence similarities and phylogenetic analysis. Diverse phenotypic characteristics differentiate strains C90T and YPL13T from current Natronomonas members. The polar lipids of strain C90T were phosphatidic acid, phosphatidylglycerol (PG), phosphatidylglycerol phosphate methyl ester (PGP-Me), phosphatidylglycerol sulphate, two unidentified glycolipids, a major glycolipid and a minor glycolipid, while those of strain YPL13T were PG, PGP-Me, two unidentified phospholipids and a glycolipid. The average nucleotide identity (ANI) and in silico DNA-DNA hybridization (isDDH) values between the two strains were 79.8 and 27.1 %, respectively, which were much lower than the threshold values proposed as a species boundaries (ANI 95-96 % and isDDH 70 %), which revealed that the two strains represent two novel species; these values (ANI 76.6-80.0 % and isDDH 21.6-27.0 %) of the strains examined in this study and the current members of Natronomonas are much lower than the recommended threshold values, suggesting that strains C90T and YPL13T represent two genomically different species of Natronomonas. These results showed that strains C90T (=CGMCC 1.13738T=JCM 32961T) and YPL13T (=CGMCC 1.13884T=JCM 31111T) represent two novel species of Natronomonas, for which the names Natronomonas halophila sp. nov. and Natronomonas salina sp. nov. are proposed.
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- Xue-Meng Yin
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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Three rod-shaped halophilic archaeal strains, DL-M4T, LYG-109 and DLLS-108T, were isolated from the salted brown alga Laminaria produced in different marine areas of PR China. Cells of strains were motile, formed red-pigmented colonies on agar and lysed in distilled water. The three strains grew optimally with 2.6 M NaCl, with 0.05-0.3 M MgCl2, at 37 °C and at pH 7.0-7.5. The results of phylogenetic analyses based on the 16S rRNA and rpoB' genes differentiated these strains into two clusters belonging to the genus Halostella, which currently contains Halostella salina CBA1114T and Halostella limicola LT12T. Strains DL-M4T and LYG-109 formed a single cluster separate from the current two members of Halostella (94.4-95.7 and 90.0-90.9 % similarities, respectively) while strain DLLS-108T had Hsl. salina CBA1114T as its nearest neighbour (97.7-97.8 and 95.9 % similarities, respectively) and was separated from Hsl. limicola LT12T (94.4-95.8 and 93.4 % similarities, respectively). These clusters represented two distinct novel species as indicated by phenotypic characteristics, polar lipid compositions and whole-genome comparisons. Diverse phenotypic characteristics, morphology and growth characteristics, nutrition and miscellaneous biochemical tests differentiate strains DL-M4T, LYG-109, DLLS-108T from Hsl. limicola LT12T and Hsl. salina CBA1114T. Strains DL-M4T and LYG-109 contained phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol phosphate methyl ester and three unidentified glycolipids, while strain DLLS-108T contained these polar lipids and two unidentified phospholipids. The major respiratory quinones detected in the three isolates were menaquinone MK-8 and MK-8(H2). The average nucleotide identity (ANI) and in silico DNA-DNA hybridization (isDDH) values between the isolated strains and the current two members of Halostella were found to be 79.3-86.6 (ANI) and 22.9-49.8 % (isDDH). All these results showed that the three isolates represent two novel species of the genus Halostella for which the names Halostella pelagica sp. nov. [type strain dl-M4T (=CGMCC 1.13603T=JCM 32954T)] and Halostella litorea sp. nov. [type strain DLLS-108T(=CGMCC 1.13610T=JCM 32955T)] are proposed.
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- Dong Han
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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Banciu HL, Enache M, Rodriguez RM, Oren A, Ventosa A. Ecology and physiology of halophilic microorganisms - Thematic issue based on papers presented at Halophiles 2019 - 12th International Conference on Halophilic Microorganisms, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 24-28 June, 2019. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2020; 366:5717654. [PMID: 31996927 DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnz250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 12/08/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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In June 2019, the 12th International Conference on Halophilic Microorganisms - Halophiles 2019, was held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. This thematic issue of FEMS Microbiology Letters contains papers based on lectures and posters presented at the conference. We here provide a short overview of past research on hypersaline environments in Romania and the microorganisms inhabiting them, and briefly present the papers published in this thematic issue.
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- Horia L Banciu
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology and Center for Systems Biology, Biodiversity and Bioresources, Babeș-Bolyai University, 5-7 Clinicilor Street, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Institute of Biology Bucharest of the Romanian Academy, 296 Splaiul Independentei, Bucharest, Romania
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- Biology Department, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Call Box 9000, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00681
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, 9190401 Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sevilla, Calle Profesor García González 2, ES-41012 Sevilla, Spain
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Hwang S, Chavarria NE, Hackley RK, Schmid AK, Maupin-Furlow JA. Gene Expression of Haloferax volcanii on Intermediate and Abundant Sources of Fixed Nitrogen. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20194784. [PMID: 31561502 PMCID: PMC6801745 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20194784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Haloferax volcanii, a well-developed model archaeon for genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic analyses, can grow on a defined medium of abundant and intermediate levels of fixed nitrogen. Here we report a global profiling of gene expression of H. volcanii grown on ammonium as an abundant source of fixed nitrogen compared to l-alanine, the latter of which exemplifies an intermediate source of nitrogen that can be obtained from dead cells in natural habitats. By comparing the two growth conditions, 30 genes were found to be differentially expressed, including 16 genes associated with amino acid metabolism and transport. The gene expression profiles contributed to mapping ammonium and l-alanine usage with respect to transporters and metabolic pathways. In addition, conserved DNA motifs were identified in the putative promoter regions and transcription factors were found to be in synteny with the differentially expressed genes, leading us to propose regulons of transcriptionally co-regulated operons. This study provides insight to how H. volcanii responds to and utilizes intermediate vs. abundant sources of fixed nitrogen for growth, with implications for conserved functions in related halophilic archaea.
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- Sungmin Hwang
- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
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- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
- University Program in Genetics and Genomics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
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- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
- University Program in Genetics and Genomics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
- Center for Genomics and Computational Biology, Duke University, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
- Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
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Halocins are antimicrobial peptides or proteins that are produced by halophilic archaea. Although their function in inhibiting the growth of closely related haloarchaeal strains is well known, other physiological functions of halocins have also been proposed in recent years. To unveil the possible function and mechanism of halocins in DNA uptake, the halocin H4 producing strain Haloferax mediterranei DF50-ΔEPS (incapable of EPS production) was used in this study. We found that deletion of the halH4 resulted in the strain DF50-ΔEPSΔhalH4 which exhibited loss of natural DNA uptake ability. Moreover, supernatants of the halocin producing strain were capable of inducing the ability to uptake DNA. Obviously, halocin is likely responsible for inducing DNA uptake. Cell surface ultrastructures of these strains are varied from strains DF50-ΔEPS to DF50-ΔEPSΔhalH4. The cell surface of strain DF50-ΔEPS is rough due to numerous pinholes, while that of the strain DF50-ΔEPSΔhalH4 is smooth without visible pinholes. The morphology of the halH4 complemented strain, DF50-ΔEPSΔhalH4::H4, shows an intermediate phenotype between strains DF50-ΔEPS and DF50-ΔEPSΔhalH4. We speculate that halocin H4 may accelerate DNA uptake by perforating the cell surface ultrastructure. The halocin H4 may represent a novel inducer or activator of DNA uptake in Hfx. mediterranei.
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- Shaoxing Chen
- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of the Conservation and Exploitation of Biological Resources, College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, China
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of the Conservation and Exploitation of Biological Resources, College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, China
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- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of the Conservation and Exploitation of Biological Resources, College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Ludt K, Soppa J. Polyploidy in halophilic archaea: regulation, evolutionary advantages, and gene conversion. Biochem Soc Trans 2019; 47:933-44. [PMID: 31189733 DOI: 10.1042/BST20190256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Revised: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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All analyzed haloarachea are polyploid. In addition, haloarchaea contain more than one type of chromosome, and thus the gene dosage can be regulated independently on different replicons. Haloarchaea and several additional archaea have more than one replication origin on their major chromosome, in stark contrast with bacteria, which have a single replication origin. Two of these replication origins of Haloferax volcanii have been studied in detail and turned out to have very different properties. The chromosome copy number appears to be regulated in response to growth phases and environmental factors. Archaea typically contain about two Origin Recognition Complex (ORC) proteins, which are homologous to eukaryotic ORC proteins. However, haloarchaea are the only archaeal group that contains a multitude of ORC proteins. All 16 ORC protein paralogs from H. volcanii are involved in chromosome copy number regulation. Polyploidy has many evolutionary advantages for haloarchaea, e.g. a high resistance to desiccation, survival over geological times, and the relaxation of cell cycle-specific replication control. A further advantage is the ability to grow in the absence of external phosphate while using the many genome copies as internal phosphate storage polymers. Very efficient gene conversion operates in haloarchaea and results in the unification of genome copies. Taken together, haloarchaea are excellent models to study many aspects of genome biology in prokaryotes, exhibiting properties that have not been found in bacteria.
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Couto-Rodríguez RL, Montalvo-Rodríguez R. Temporal Analysis of the Microbial Community from the Crystallizer Ponds in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, Using Metagenomics. Genes (Basel) 2019; 10:E422. [PMID: 31159288 PMCID: PMC6627146 DOI: 10.3390/genes10060422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Revised: 05/28/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The Cabo Rojo solar salterns are a hypersaline environment located in a tropical climate, where conditions remain stable throughout the year. These conditions can favor the establishment of steady microbial communities. Little is known about the microbial composition that thrives in hypersaline environments in the tropics. The main goal of this study was to assess the microbial diversity present in the crystallizer ponds of Cabo Rojo, in terms of structure and metabolic processes across time using metagenomic techniques. Three samplings (December 2014, March and July 2016) were carried out, where water samples (50 L each) were filtered through a Millipore pressurized filtering system. DNA was subsequently extracted using physical-chemical methods and sequenced using paired end Illumina technologies. The sequencing effort produced three paired end libraries with a total of 111,816,040 reads, that were subsequently assembled into three metagenomes. Out of the phyla detected, the microbial diversity was dominated in all three samples by Euryarchaeota, followed by Bacteroidetes and Proteobacteria. However, sample MFF1 (for Muestreo Final Fraternidad) exhibited a higher diversity, with 12 prokaryotic phyla detected at 34% NaCl (w/v), when compared to samples MFF2 and MFF3, which only exhibited three phyla. Precipitation events might be one of the contributing factors to the change in the microbial community composition through time. Diversity at genus level revealed a more stable community structure, with an overwhelming dominance of the square archaeon Haloquadratum in the three metagenomes. Furthermore, functional annotation was carried out in order to detect genes related to metabolic processes, such as carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur cycles. The presence of gene sequences related to nitrogen fixation, ammonia oxidation, sulfate reduction, sulfur oxidation, and phosphate solubilization were detected. Through binning methods, four putative novel genomes were obtained, including a possible novel genus belonging to the Bacteroidetes and possible new species for the genera Natronomonas, Halomicrobium, and Haloquadratum. Using a metagenomic approach, a 3-year study has been performed in a Caribbean hypersaline environment. When compared to other salterns around the world, the Cabo Rojo salterns harbor a similar community composition, which is stable through time. Moreover, an analysis of gene composition highlights the importance of the microbial community in the biogeochemical cycles at hypersaline environments.
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- Ricardo L Couto-Rodríguez
- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32603, USA.
- Biology Department, Box 9000, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR 00681, USA.
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Müller WJ, Smit MS, van Heerden E, Capes MD, DasSarma S. Complex Effects of Cytochrome P450 Monooxygenase on Purple Membrane and Bacterioruberin Production in an Extremely Halophilic Archaeon: Genetic, Phenotypic, and Transcriptomic Analyses. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2563. [PMID: 30416496 PMCID: PMC6212597 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02563] [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: 07/12/2018] [Accepted: 10/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Halophilic archaea are known to produce a diverse array of pigments for phototrophy and photoprotection. The aim of this paper was to determine the role of a Halobacterium gene encoding the predicted cytochrome P450 monooxygenase (CYP174A1) in pigment synthesis through a combined genetic, phenotypic, and transcriptomic approach. We report on the observed phenotype changes [increased bacterioruberin levels and the loss of purple membrane (PM)] between the Halobacterium salinarum R1 and its CYP174A1-deletion mutant. In addition, we report on the whole-genome DNA microarray analysis, which supports the phenotype of PM loss. This work expands our understanding of the bop-gene regulon, and its relation to carotenoid biosynthesis, and sheds light on our broader understanding of the role (s) of CYP174A1 in archaeal pigment synthesis. To date, this is the first study in which the physiological role of any cytochrome P450 monooxygenase (CYP450) in extremely halophilic archaea has been reported.
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- Walter J Müller
- Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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- Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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- Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, United States
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Shalev Y, Soucy SM, Papke RT, Gogarten JP, Eichler J, Gophna U. Comparative Analysis of Surface Layer Glycoproteins and Genes Involved in Protein Glycosylation in the Genus Haloferax. Genes (Basel) 2018; 9:genes9030172. [PMID: 29558455 PMCID: PMC5867893 DOI: 10.3390/genes9030172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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: 01/29/2018] [Revised: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 03/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Within the Haloferax genus, both the surface (S)-layer protein, and the glycans that can decorate it, vary between species, which can potentially result in many different surface types, analogous to bacterial serotypes. This variation may mediate phenotypes, such as sensitivity to different viruses and mating preferences. Here, we describe S-layer glycoproteins found in multiple Haloferax strains and perform comparative genomics analyses of major and alternative glycosylation clusters of isolates from two coastal sites. We analyze the phylogeny of individual glycosylation genes and demonstrate that while the major glycosylation cluster tends to be conserved among closely related strains, the alternative cluster is highly variable. Thus, geographically- and genetically-related strains may exhibit diverse surface structures to such an extent that no two isolates present an identical surface profile.
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- Yarden Shalev
- School of Molecular and Cell Biology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.
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- Institute for Systems Genomics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.
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- Department of Life Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheva 8410501, Israel.
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- School of Molecular and Cell Biology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
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Jones DL, Baxter BK. DNA Repair and Photoprotection: Mechanisms of Overcoming Environmental Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure in Halophilic Archaea. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1882. [PMID: 29033920 PMCID: PMC5626843 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01882] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2017] [Accepted: 09/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Halophilic archaea push the limits of life at several extremes. In particular, they are noted for their biochemical strategies in dealing with osmotic stress, low water activity and cycles of desiccation in their hypersaline environments. Another feature common to their habitats is intense ultraviolet (UV) radiation, which is a challenge that microorganisms must overcome. The consequences of high UV exposure include DNA lesions arising directly from bond rearrangement of adjacent bipyrimidines, or indirectly from oxidative damage, which may ultimately result in mutation and cell death. As such, these microorganisms have evolved a number of strategies to navigate the threat of DNA damage, which we differentiate into two categories: DNA repair and photoprotection. Photoprotection encompasses damage avoidance strategies that serve as a "first line of defense," and in halophilic archaea include pigmentation by carotenoids, mechanisms of oxidative damage avoidance, polyploidy, and genomic signatures that make DNA less susceptible to photodamage. Photolesions that do arise are addressed by a number of DNA repair mechanisms that halophilic archaea efficiently utilize, which include photoreactivation, nucleotide excision repair, base excision repair, and homologous recombination. This review seeks to place DNA damage, repair, and photoprotection in the context of halophilic archaea and the solar radiation of their hypersaline environments. We also provide new insight into the breadth of strategies and how they may work together to produce remarkable UV-resistance for these microorganisms.
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- Department of Biology, Great Salt Lake Institute, Westminster College, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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Yamauchi N, Tanoue R. Deuterium incorporation experiments from (3R)- and (3S)-[3- 2H]leucine into characteristic isoprenoidal lipid-core of halophilic archaea suggests the involvement of isovaleryl-CoA dehydrogenase. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2017; 81:2062-2070. [PMID: 28942710 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2017.1373588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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: 01/04/2023]
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The stereochemical reaction course for the two C-3 hydrogens of leucine to produce a characteristic isoprenoidal lipid in halophilic archaea was observed using incubation experiments with whole cell Halobacterium salinarum. Deuterium-labeled (3R)- and (3S)-[3-2H]leucine were freshly prepared as substrates from 2,3-epoxy-4-methyl-1-pentanol. Incorporation of deuterium from (3S)-[3-2H]leucine and loss of deuterium from (3R)-[3-2H]leucine in the lipid-core of H. salinarum was observed. Taken together with the results of our previous report, involving the incubation of chiral-labeled [5-2H]leucine, these results strongly suggested an involvement of isovaleryl-CoA dehydrogenase in leucine conversion to isoprenoid lipid in halophilic archaea. The stereochemical course of the reaction (anti-elimination) might have been the same as that previously reported for mammalian enzyme reactions. Thus, these results suggested that branched amino acids were metabolized to mevalonate in archaea in a manner similar to other organisms.
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- Noriaki Yamauchi
- a Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Graduate School of Sciences , Kyushu University , Fukuoka , Japan
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- a Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Graduate School of Sciences , Kyushu University , Fukuoka , Japan
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Gibtan A, Park K, Woo M, Shin JK, Lee DW, Sohn JH, Song M, Roh SW, Lee SJ, Lee HS. Diversity of Extremely Halophilic Archaeal and Bacterial Communities from Commercial Salts. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:799. [PMID: 28539917 PMCID: PMC5423978 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [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: 09/21/2016] [Accepted: 04/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Salting is one of the oldest food preservation techniques. However, salt is also the source of living halophilic microorganisms that may affect human health. In order to determine the microbial communities of commercial salts, an investigation were done using amplicon sequencing approach in four commercial salts: Ethiopian Afdera salt (EAS), Ethiopian rock salt (ERS), Korean Jangpan salt (KJS), and Korean Topan salt (KTS). Using domain-specific primers, a region of the 16S rRNA gene was amplified and sequenced using a Roche 454 instrument. The results indicated that these microbial communities contained 48.22–61.4% Bacteria, 37.72–51.26% Archaea, 0.51–0.86% Eukarya, and 0.005–0.009% unclassified reads. Among bacteria, the communities in these salts were dominated by the phyla Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Actinobacteria, and Firmicutes. Of the archaea, 91.58% belonged to the class Halobacteria, whereas the remaining 7.58, 0.83, and 0.01% were Nanoarchaea, Methanobacteria, and Thermococci, respectively. This comparison of microbial diversity in salts from two countries showed the presence of many archaeal and bacterial genera that occurred in salt samples from one country but not the other. The bacterial genera Enterobacter and Halovibrio were found only in Korean and Ethiopian salts, respectively. This study indicated the occurrence and diversity of halophilic bacteria and archaea in commercial salts that could be important in the gastrointestinal tract after ingestion.
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- Ashagrie Gibtan
- Major in Food Biotechnology, Division of Bioindustry, Silla UniversityBusan, South Korea
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- Major in Food Biotechnology, Division of Bioindustry, Silla UniversityBusan, South Korea
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- Major in Food Biotechnology, Division of Bioindustry, Silla UniversityBusan, South Korea
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- Department of Korean Cusine, Jeonju UniversityJeonju, South Korea
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- School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National UniversityDaegu, South Korea
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- Major in Food Biotechnology, Division of Bioindustry, Silla UniversityBusan, South Korea.,Research Center for Extremophiles and Marine Microbiology, Silla UniversityBusan, South Korea
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- Major in Food Biotechnology, Division of Bioindustry, Silla UniversityBusan, South Korea
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- Microbiology and Functionality Research Group, World Institute of KimchiGwangju, South Korea
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- Major in Food Biotechnology, Division of Bioindustry, Silla UniversityBusan, South Korea.,Research Center for Extremophiles and Marine Microbiology, Silla UniversityBusan, South Korea
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- Major in Food Biotechnology, Division of Bioindustry, Silla UniversityBusan, South Korea.,Research Center for Extremophiles and Marine Microbiology, Silla UniversityBusan, South Korea
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Demina TA, Pietilä MK, Svirskaitė J, Ravantti JJ, Atanasova NS, Bamford DH, Oksanen HM. HCIV-1 and Other Tailless Icosahedral Internal Membrane-Containing Viruses of the Family Sphaerolipoviridae. Viruses 2017; 9:v9020032. [PMID: 28218714 PMCID: PMC5332951 DOI: 10.3390/v9020032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [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: 01/10/2017] [Revised: 01/10/2017] [Accepted: 02/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Members of the virus family Sphaerolipoviridae include both archaeal viruses and bacteriophages that possess a tailless icosahedral capsid with an internal membrane. The genera Alpha- and Betasphaerolipovirus comprise viruses that infect halophilic euryarchaea, whereas viruses of thermophilic Thermus bacteria belong to the genus Gammasphaerolipovirus. Both sequence-based and structural clustering of the major capsid proteins and ATPases of sphaerolipoviruses yield three distinct clades corresponding to these three genera. Conserved virion architectural principles observed in sphaerolipoviruses suggest that these viruses belong to the PRD1-adenovirus structural lineage. Here we focus on archaeal alphasphaerolipoviruses and their related putative proviruses. The highest sequence similarities among alphasphaerolipoviruses are observed in the core structural elements of their virions: the two major capsid proteins, the major membrane protein, and a putative packaging ATPase. A recently described tailless icosahedral haloarchaeal virus, Haloarcula californiae icosahedral virus 1 (HCIV-1), has a double-stranded DNA genome and an internal membrane lining the capsid. HCIV-1 shares significant similarities with the other tailless icosahedral internal membrane-containing haloarchaeal viruses of the family Sphaerolipoviridae. The proposal to include a new virus species, Haloarcula virus HCIV1, into the genus Alphasphaerolipovirus was submitted to the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) in 2016.
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- Tatiana A Demina
- Department of Biosciences and Institute of Biotechnology, Viikinkaari 9, FIN-00014, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, Viikinkaari 9, FIN-00014, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Department of Biosciences and Institute of Biotechnology, Viikinkaari 9, FIN-00014, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Department of Biosciences and Institute of Biotechnology, Viikinkaari 9, FIN-00014, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Department of Biosciences and Institute of Biotechnology, Viikinkaari 9, FIN-00014, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Department of Biosciences and Institute of Biotechnology, Viikinkaari 9, FIN-00014, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Department of Biosciences and Institute of Biotechnology, Viikinkaari 9, FIN-00014, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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Khelaifia S, Caputo A, Djossou F, Raoult D. Draft genome sequence of a human-associated isolate of Haloferax alexandrinus strain Arc-hr, an extremely halophilic archaea. New Microbes New Infect 2016; 15:44-45. [PMID: 28018603 PMCID: PMC5167240 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2016.11.012] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2016] [Revised: 10/26/2016] [Accepted: 11/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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We report the draft genome sequence of Haloferax alexandrinus strain Arc-hr (CSUR P798), isolated from the human gut of a 10-year-old Amazonian individual. Its 3 893 626 bp genome exhibits a 66.00% GC content. The genome of the strain Arc-hr contains 37 genes identified as ORFans, seven genes associated to halocin and 11 genes associated with polyketide synthases or nonribosomal peptide synthetases.
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- S Khelaifia
- Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes, CNRS (UMR 7278), IRD (198), INSERM (U1095), AMU (UM63), Marseille, France; Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée-Infection, Faculté de médecine, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes, CNRS (UMR 7278), IRD (198), INSERM (U1095), AMU (UM63), Marseille, France
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- Infectious and Tropical Diseases Department, Centre Hospitalier Andrée-Rosemon, Cayenne, French Guiana
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- Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes, CNRS (UMR 7278), IRD (198), INSERM (U1095), AMU (UM63), Marseille, France; Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée-Infection, Faculté de médecine, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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Jones DL, Baxter BK. Bipyrimidine Signatures as a Photoprotective Genome Strategy in G + C-rich Halophilic Archaea. Life (Basel) 2016; 6:E37. [PMID: 27598206 DOI: 10.3390/life6030037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2016] [Revised: 08/12/2016] [Accepted: 08/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Halophilic archaea experience high levels of ultraviolet (UV) light in their environments and demonstrate resistance to UV irradiation. DNA repair systems and carotenoids provide UV protection but do not account for the high resistance observed. Herein, we consider genomic signatures as an additional photoprotective strategy. The predominant forms of UV-induced DNA damage are cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers, most notoriously thymine dimers (T^Ts), which form at adjacent Ts. We tested whether the high G + C content seen in halophilic archaea serves a photoprotective function through limiting T nucleotides, and thus T^T lesions. However, this speculation overlooks the other bipyrimidine sequences, all of which capable of forming photolesions to varying degrees. Therefore, we designed a program to determine the frequencies of the four bipyrimidine pairs (5’ to 3’: TT, TC, CT, and CC) within genomes of halophilic archaea and four other randomized sample groups for comparison. The outputs for each sampled genome were weighted by the intrinsic photoreactivities of each dinucleotide pair. Statistical methods were employed to investigate intergroup differences. Our findings indicate that the UV-resistance seen in halophilic archaea can be attributed in part to a genomic strategy: high G + C content and the resulting bipyrimidine signature reduces the genomic photoreactivity.
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Weissgram M, Gstöttner J, Lorantfy B, Tenhaken R, Herwig C, Weber HK. Generation of PHB from Spent Sulfite Liquor Using Halophilic Microorganisms. Microorganisms 2015; 3:268-89. [PMID: 27682089 PMCID: PMC5023234 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms3020268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 03/18/2015] [Revised: 04/28/2015] [Accepted: 05/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Halophilic microorganisms thrive at elevated concentrations of sodium chloride up to saturation and are capable of growing on a wide variety of carbon sources like various organic acids, hexose and also pentose sugars. Hence, the biotechnological application of these microorganisms can cover many aspects, such as the treatment of hypersaline waste streams of different origin. Due to the fact that the high osmotic pressure of hypersaline environments reduces the risk of contamination, the capacity for cost-effective non-sterile cultivation can make extreme halophilic microorganisms potentially valuable organisms for biotechnological applications. In this contribution, the stepwise use of screening approaches, employing design of experiment (DoE) on model media and subsequently using industrial waste as substrate have been implemented to investigate the applicability of halophiles to generate PHB from the industrial waste stream spent sulfite liquor (SSL). The production of PHB on model media as well as dilutions of industrial substrate in a complex medium has been screened for by fluorescence microscopy using Nile Blue staining. Screening was used to investigate the ability of halophilic microorganisms to withstand the inhibiting substances of the waste stream without negatively affecting PHB production. It could be shown that neither single inhibiting substances nor a mixture thereof inhibited growth in the investigated range, hence, leaving the question on the inhibiting mechanisms open. However, it could be demonstrated that some haloarchaea and halophilic bacteria are able to produce PHB when cultivated on 3.3% w/w dry matter spent sulfite liquor, whereas H. halophila was even able to thrive on 6.6% w/w dry matter spent sulfite liquor and still produce PHB.
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- Michaela Weissgram
- Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH, Altenbergerstraße 69, Linz 4040, Austria.
- Institute of Chemical Engineering, Research Area Biochemical Engineering, Vienna University of Technology, Gumpendorferstraße 1a, Vienna 1060, Austria.
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- Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH, Altenbergerstraße 69, Linz 4040, Austria.
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Salzburg, Hellbrunnerstr 34, Salzburg 5020, Austria.
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering, Research Area Biochemical Engineering, Vienna University of Technology, Gumpendorferstraße 1a, Vienna 1060, Austria.
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Salzburg, Hellbrunnerstr 34, Salzburg 5020, Austria.
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering, Research Area Biochemical Engineering, Vienna University of Technology, Gumpendorferstraße 1a, Vienna 1060, Austria.
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- Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH, Altenbergerstraße 69, Linz 4040, Austria.
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Pfeiffer F, Oesterhelt D. A manual curation strategy to improve genome annotation: application to a set of haloarchael genomes. Life (Basel) 2015; 5:1427-44. [PMID: 26042526 PMCID: PMC4500146 DOI: 10.3390/life5021427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [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: 04/02/2015] [Revised: 05/22/2015] [Accepted: 05/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Genome annotation errors are a persistent problem that impede research in the biosciences. A manual curation effort is described that attempts to produce high-quality genome annotations for a set of haloarchaeal genomes (Halobacterium salinarum and Hbt. hubeiense, Haloferax volcanii and Hfx. mediterranei, Natronomonas pharaonis and Nmn. moolapensis, Haloquadratum walsbyi strains HBSQ001 and C23, Natrialba magadii, Haloarcula marismortui and Har. hispanica, and Halohasta litchfieldiae). Genomes are checked for missing genes, start codon misassignments, and disrupted genes. Assignments of a specific function are preferably based on experimentally characterized homologs (Gold Standard Proteins). To avoid overannotation, which is a major source of database errors, we restrict annotation to only general function assignments when support for a specific substrate assignment is insufficient. This strategy results in annotations that are resistant to the plethora of errors that compromise public databases. Annotation consistency is rigorously validated for ortholog pairs from the genomes surveyed. The annotation is regularly crosschecked against the UniProt database to further improve annotations and increase the level of standardization. Enhanced genome annotations are submitted to public databases (EMBL/GenBank, UniProt), to the benefit of the scientific community. The enhanced annotations are also publically available via HaloLex.
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- Friedhelm Pfeiffer
- Department of Membrane Biochemistry, Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemisty, Am Klopferspitz 18, Martinsried 82152, Germany.
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- Department of Membrane Biochemistry, Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemisty, Am Klopferspitz 18, Martinsried 82152, Germany.
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Zenke R, von Gronau S, Bolhuis H, Gruska M, Pfeiffer F, Oesterhelt D. Fluorescence microscopy visualization of halomucin, a secreted 927 kDa protein surrounding Haloquadratum walsbyi cells. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:249. [PMID: 25870593 PMCID: PMC4378361 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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] [Received: 01/16/2015] [Accepted: 03/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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At the time of its first publication, halomucin from Haloquadratum walsbyi strain HBSQ001 was the largest archaeal protein known (9159 aa). It has a predicted signal sequence, making it likely to be an extracellular or secreted protein. Best BLAST matches were found to be mammalian mucins that protect tissues to dehydration and chemical stress. It was hypothesized that halomucin participates in protection against desiccation by retaining water in a hull around the halophilic organisms that live at the limits of water activity. We visualized Haloquadratum cells by staining their intracellular polyhydroxybutyrate granules using Nile Blue. Halomucin was stained by immunofluorescence with antibodies generated against synthetic peptides derived from the halomucin amino acid sequence. Polyhydroxybutyrate stained cells were reconstructed in 3D which highlights not only the highly regular square shape but also the extreme flatness of Haloquadratum. Double-staining proves halomucin to be extracellular but to be only loosely associated to cells in agreement with its hypothesized function.
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- Ralf Zenke
- Imaging Facility, Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Membrane Biochemistry, Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry Martinsried, Germany
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- Yerseke Marine Microbiology, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research Yerseke, Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Structural Biology, Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Membrane Biochemistry, Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Membrane Biochemistry, Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry Martinsried, Germany
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Wu Z, Yang H, Liu J, Wang L, Xiang H. Association between the dynamics of multiple replication origins and the evolution of multireplicon genome architecture in haloarchaea. Genome Biol Evol 2014; 6:2799-810. [PMID: 25281843 PMCID: PMC4441112 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evu219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Haloarchaeal genomes are generally composed of multiple replicons, and each replicon has a single or multiple replication origin(s). The comparative genomic analysis of replication origins from closely related species can be used to reveal the evolutionary mechanisms that account for the development of multiple origin systems. Multiple replication origins have been in silico and experimentally investigated in Haloarcula hispanica, which raise the possibility for comparisons of multiple replication origins in Haloarcula species. Thus, we performed a comparison of H. hispanica replication origins with those from five additional Haloarcula species. We demonstrated that the multiple replication origins in the chromosome were evolved independently multiple times from the oriC1-dependent ancestral chromosome. Particularly, the two origins oriC1 and oriC2 were conserved in location, and both of them were adjacent to an rRNA operon, suggestive of correlations in replication and expression of surrounding genes that may promote the conservation of these two origins. Some chromosomal variable regions were used as hotspots for origin evolution in which replication origins were continually being acquired, lost, and disrupted. Furthermore, we demonstrated that autonomously replicating sequence plasmids with H. hispanica minichromosomal replication origins were extremely unstable. Because both organization and replication origins of minichromosomes were not conserved, we proposed an association between the evolution of extrachromosomal replicons and origin variation. Taken together, we provided insights into the evolutionary history of multiple replication origins in Haloarcula species, and proposed a general model of association between the dynamics of multiple replication origins and the evolution of multireplicon genome architecture in haloarchaea.
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- Zhenfang Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Atanasova NS, Pietilä MK, Oksanen HM. Diverse antimicrobial interactions of halophilic archaea and bacteria extend over geographical distances and cross the domain barrier. Microbiologyopen 2013; 2:811-25. [PMID: 23929527 PMCID: PMC3831642 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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] [Received: 11/07/2012] [Revised: 06/17/2013] [Accepted: 06/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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The significance of antimicrobial substances, halocins, produced by halophilic archaea and bacteria thriving in hypersaline environments is relatively unknown. It is suggested that their production might increase species diversity and give transient competitive advances to the producer strain. Halocin production is considered to be common among halophilic archaea, but there is a lack of information about halocins produced by bacteria in highly saline environments. We studied the antimicrobial activity of 68 halophilic archaea and 22 bacteria isolated from numerous geographically distant hypersaline environments. Altogether 144 antimicrobial interactions were found between the strains and aside haloarchaea, halophilic bacteria from various genera were identified as halocin producers. Close to 80% of the interactions were detected between microorganisms from different genera and in few cases, even across the domain boundary. Several of the strains produced halocins with a wide inhibitory spectrum as has been observed before. Most of the antimicrobial interactions were found between strains from distant sampling sites indicating that hypersaline environments around the world have similar microorganisms with the potential to produce wide activity range antimicrobials.
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- Nina S Atanasova
- Institute of Biotechnology and Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Viikinkaari 5, PO Box 56, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
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