Abstract
Strain 15J11-11T was isolated from soil collected at the seashore and was Gram-staining-negative, short-rod-shaped, gliding and pale-pink pigmented. Flexirubin-type pigments were absent. The isolate grew at a temperature range of 15 to 30 °C and a pH range of 7 to 8. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence studies showed that strain 15J11-11T belonged to the genus Larkinella within the phylum Bacteroidetes and was most closely related to Larkinella arboricola Z0532T (95.6 %), Larkinella bovis M2TB15T (95.4 %), and Larkinella insperata LMG 22510T (95.2 %). The genomic DNA G+C content of strain 15J11-11T was 53.2 mol%. The strain contained phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylserine, an unidentified aminophospholipid and two unidentified polar lipids as the major polar lipids; menaquinone-7 as the predominant quinone and C16:1ω5c, iso-C15:0 and iso- C17:0 3-OH as the major fatty acids which supported the affiliation of strain 15J11-11T to the genus Larkinella. Based on its phenotypic properties and phylogenetic distinctiveness, strain 15J11-11T represents a novel species of the genus Larkinella, for which the name Larkinella ripae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 15J11-11T (=KCTC 42996T=JCM 31657T).
Original language | English |
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Article number | 002188 |
Pages (from-to) | 3759-3764 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology |
Volume | 67 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2017 |
Keywords
- Bacteroidetes
- Larkinella
- Soil bacteria