Spiribacter roseus sp. nov., a moderately halophilic species of the genus Spiribacter from salterns

Four pink-pigmented, non-motile, Gram-staining-negative and moderately halophilic curved rods, designated strains SSL50T, SSL25, SSL97 and SSL4, were isolated from a saltern located in Isla Cristina, Huelva, South West Spain. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that they we...

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Authors: León León, María José, Vera Gargallo, Blanca, Sánchez-Porro Álvarez, Cristina, Ventosa Ucero, Antonio
Format: article
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2016
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repository:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/164167
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/164167
https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.001338
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Extremophiles
Hypersaline Environments
Moderately Halophilic Bacteria
New Species
Spiribacter roseus
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Summary:Four pink-pigmented, non-motile, Gram-staining-negative and moderately halophilic curved rods, designated strains SSL50T, SSL25, SSL97 and SSL4, were isolated from a saltern located in Isla Cristina, Huelva, South West Spain. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that they were members of the genus Spiribacter, most closely related to Spiribacter curvatus UAH-SP71T(99.3-99.5 % sequence similarity) and Spiribacter salinus M19-40T(96.5-96.7 %). Other related species were Alkalilimnicola ehrlichii MLHE-1T(95.1-95.3 %), Arhodomonas recens RS91T(95.1-95.2 %) and Arhodomonas aquaeolei ATCC 49307T(95.0-95.1 %), all members of the family Ectothiorhodospiraceae. The major fatty acids are C18:1ω6c and/or C18:1ω7c, C16:0, and C12:0. The DNA G+C range is 64.0-66.3 mol%. The DNA-DNA hybridization between strains SSL50T, SSL25, SSL97, SSL4, and Spiribacter curvatus UAH-SP71Twere 37-49 %. The average nucleotide identity (ANIb) values between the strain SSL50Tgenome and the two other Spiribacter species, S. curvatus UAH-SP71Tand S. salinus M19-40Twas 82.4 % and 79.1 %, respectively, supporting the proposal of a new species of the genus Spiribacter. On the basis of the polyphasic analysis, the four new isolates are considered to represent a novel species of Spiribacter, for which the name Spiribacter roseus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is SSL50T(= CECT 9117T= IBRC-M 11076T).