In-Depth Genome Characterization and Pan-Genome Analysis of Strain KMM 296, a Producer of Highly Active Alkaline Phosphatase; Proposal for the Reclassification of and as the Later Heterotypic Synonyms of and , and Emended Description of the Species and .

A strictly aerobic, Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, and motile bacterium, designated strain KMM 296, isolated from the coelomic fluid of the mussel , was investigated in detail due to its ability to produce a highly active alkaline phosphatase CmAP of the structural family PhoA. A previous taxonomic study allocated the strain to the species , a member of the family of the class . However, 16S rRNA gene sequencing showed KMM 296's relatedness to NRIC 0815.

The Discovery of the Fucoidan-Active Endo-1→4-α-L-Fucanase of the GH168 Family, Which Produces Fucoidan Derivatives with Regular Sulfation and Anticoagulant Activity.

Sulfated polysaccharides of brown algae, fucoidans, are known for their anticoagulant properties, similar to animal heparin. Their complex and irregular structure is the main bottleneck in standardization and in defining the relationship between their structure and bioactivity. Fucoidan-active enzymes can be effective tools to overcome these problems.

Three novel marine species of the genus exhibiting degradation of complex polysaccharides.

Three novel strains designated ABR2-5, BKB1-1, and WSW4-B4 belonging to the genus of the phylum were isolated from algae and mud samples collected in the West Sea, Korea. All three strains were enriched for genes encoding up to 216 carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes), which participate in the degradation of agar, alginate, carrageenan, laminarin, and starch. The 16S rRNA sequence similarities among the three novel isolates were 94.

gen. nov., sp. nov., a Marine Alphaproteobacterium Isolated from the Pacific Red Alga : Phenotypic Characterization and Pan-Genome Analysis.

A novel Gram-staining negative, strictly aerobic, rod-shaped, and non-motile bacterium, designated strain 10Alg 79, was isolated from the red alga . A phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences placed the novel strain within the family , class , phylum , where the nearest neighbor was ZQ172 (97.33% of identity).

Chitinolytic and Fungicidal Potential of the Marine Bacterial Strains Habituating Pacific Ocean Regions.

Screening for chitinolytic activity in the bacterial strains from different Pacific Ocean regions revealed that the highly active representatives belong to the genera , , , and . The widely distributed chitinolytic species was isolated from the sea urchin . Among seventeen isolates with confirmed chitinolytic activity, only the type strain KMM 3630 and the strains of putatively new species sp.

Three marine species of the genus Fulvivirga, rich sources of carbohydrate-active enzymes degrading alginate, chitin, laminarin, starch, and xylan.

Bacteroidota is a group of marine polysaccharide degraders, which play a crucial role in the carbon cycle in the marine ecosystems. In this study, three novel gliding strains, designated as SS9-22, W9P-11, and SW1-E11, isolated from algae and decaying wood were proposed to represent three novel species of the genus Fulvivirga. We identified a large number of genes encoding for carbohydrate-active enzymes, which potentially participate in polysaccharide degradation, based on whole genome sequencing.

Computational Insight into Intraspecies Distinctions in : Carotenoid-like Synthesis Traits and Genomic Heterogeneity.

Advances in the computational annotation of genomes and the predictive potential of current metabolic models, based on more than thousands of experimental phenotypes, allow them to be applied to identify the diversity of metabolic pathways at the level of ecophysiology differentiation within taxa and to predict phenotypes, secondary metabolites, host-associated interactions, survivability, and biochemical productivity under proposed environmental conditions. The significantly distinctive phenotypes of members of the marine bacterial species and an inability to use common molecular markers make their identification within the genus and prediction of their biotechnology potential impossible without genome-scale analysis and metabolic reconstruction. A new strain, KMM 6257, of a carotenoid-like phenotype, isolated from a deep-habituating starfish, emended the description of , particularly in the temperature growth range from 4 to 37 °C.

Shift of Choline/Betaine Pathway in Recombinant for Cobalamin Biosynthesis and Abiotic Stress Protection.

The B12-producing strains DSM 1650 and sp. CCUG 2519 (both formerly ), with the most distributed pathway among bacteria for exogenous choline/betaine utilization, are promising recombinant hosts for the endogenous production of B12 precursor betaine by direct methylation of bioavailable glycine or non-proteinogenic -alanine. Two plasmid-based de novo betaine pathways, distinguished by their enzymes, have provided an expression of the genes encoding for -methyltransferases of the halotolerant cyanobacterium or plant to synthesize the internal glycine betaine or -alanine betaine, respectively.

Algicella marina gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel marine bacterium isolated from a Pacific red alga.

A novel Gram-staining negative, strictly aerobic, rod-shaped, and non-motile bacterium, designated strain 9Alg 56, was isolated from the red alga Tichocarpus crinitus. The phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences placed the novel strain within the family Rhodobacteraceae, the order Rhodobacterales, the class Alphaproteobacteria, the phylum Pseudomonadota. The nearest neighbors of the new strain were Pontivivens insulae KCTC 42458, Oceanibium sediminis KCTC 62076, Halovulum dunhuangense YYQ-30 and Monaibacterium marinum C7 with 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity of 94.

Aureibaculum algae sp. nov. isolated from the Pacific red alga Ahnfeltia tobuchiensis.

A Gram stain-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped, motile by gliding and yellow-orange-pigmented bacterium, designated strain 10Alg 115, was isolated from the red alga Ahnfeltia tobuchiensis. The phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences placed the novel strain within the family Flavobacteriaceae, phylum Bacteroidetes. The nearest neighbor of the new isolate was Aureibaculum marinum KCTC 62204 with sequence similarity of 98.

Genome-Wide Analysis of PL7 Alginate Lyases in the Genus .

We carried out a detailed investigation of PL7 alginate lyases across the genus. The main findings were obtained using the methods of comparative genomics and spatial structure modeling, as well as a phylogenomic approach. Initially, in order to elucidate the alginolytic potential of , we calculated the content of polysaccharide lyase (PL) genes in each genome.

Are the Closely Related Strains of Different Species?

Marine bacteria of the genus which are promising sources of unique enzymes and secondary metabolites, were found to be complicatedly identified both by phenotypic indicators due to their ecophysiology diversity and 16S rRNA sequences because of their high homology. Therefore, searching for the additional methods for the species identification of isolates is significant. The species-specific coding sequences for the enzymes of each functional category and different structural families were applied as additional molecular markers.

Activity Dependence of a Novel Lectin Family on Structure and Carbohydrate-Binding Properties.

A GalNAc/Gal-specific lectins named CGL and MTL were isolated and characterized from the edible mussels and . Amino acid sequence analysis of these lectins showed that they, together with another lectin MytiLec-1, formed a novel lectin family, adopting β-trefoil fold. In this mini review we discuss the structure, oligomerization, and carbohydrate-binding properties of a novel lectin family.

Comparative Genomics and CAZyme Genome Repertoires of Marine KMM 3526 and KMM 3676.

We obtained two novel draft genomes of type strains with estimated genome sizes of 5.14 Mb for KMM 3526 and 5.16 Mb for KMM 3676.

Aquimarina algiphila sp. nov., a chitin degrading bacterium isolated from the red alga Tichocarpus crinitus.

A strictly aerobic, Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, motile by gliding and yellow-orange pigmented flavobacterium, designated strain 9Alg 151, was isolated from the Pacific red alga Tichocarpus crinitus. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the novel strain fell into the genus Aquimarina of the family Flavobacteriaceae with a 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity range of 94.2-98.

Polaribacter staleyi sp. nov., a polysaccharide-degrading marine bacterium isolated from the red alga Ahnfeltia tobuchiensis.

A Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, motile by gliding and yellow-pigmented bacterium, designated strain 10Alg 139, was isolated from the Pacific red alga Ahnfeltiato buchiensis. The phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the novel strain belonged to the genus Polaribacter, a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae, the phylum Bacteroidetes, with highest sequence similarity to Polaribacter butkevichii KMM 3938 (99.3 %) and 93.

Olleya algicola sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from the green alga Ulva fenestrata.

A strictly aerobic, Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, motile by gliding and yellow-pigmented bacterium, designated strain 3Alg 18T, was isolated from the Pacific green alga Ulva fenestrata. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the novel strain was affiliated to the family Flavobacteriaceae of the phylum Bacteroidetes, being most closely related to the type strains of recognized species of the genus Olleya, with 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity of 97.9-99.

Structure of the O-specific polysaccharide from a marine bacterium Cellulophaga algicola.

The O-polysaccharide was isolated from the lipopolysaccharide of Cellulophaga algicola and studied by chemical analyses along with H and C NMR spectroscopy, including 2D H, H COSY, TOCSY, ROESY, Н, С HSQC, HMBC experiments. It was found that the polysaccharide is built up of branched pentasaccharide repeating units, containing D-mannose (Man), D-glucuronic acid (GlcA), N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc), two L-rhamnose (Rha) residues and O-acetyl groups in a non-stoichiometric amount and has the following structure.

Data supporting functional diversity of the marine bacterium Cobetia amphilecti KMM 296.

Data is presented in support of functionality of hyper-diverse protein families encoded by the Cobetia amphilecti KMM 296 (formerly Cobetia marina KMM 296) genome ("The genome of the marine bacterium Cobetia marina KMM 296 isolated from the mussel Crenomytilus grayanus (Dunker, 1853)" [1]) providing its nutritional versatility, adaptability and biocontrol that could be the basis of the marine bacterium evolutionary and application potential. Presented data include the information of growth and biofilm-forming properties of the food-associated isolates of Pseudomonas, Bacillus, Listeria, Salmonella and Staphylococcus under the conditions of their co-culturing with C. amphilecti KMM 296 to confirm its high inter-species communication and anti-microbial activity.

Lacinutrix cladophorae sp. nov., a flavobacterium isolated from the green alga Cladophora stimpsonii, transfer of Flavirhabdus iliipiscaria Shakeela et al. 2015 to the genus Lacinutrix as Lacinutrix iliipiscaria comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Lacinutrix.

A strictly aerobic, Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, motile by gliding and yellow-pigmented bacterium, designated strain 7Alg 4T, was isolated from the green alga Cladophora stimpsonii. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that the novel strain was affiliated to the family Flavobacteriaceae of the phylum Bacteroidetes, and was most closely related to the recognized species of the genera Lacinutrixand Flavirhabdus, with 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities of 95.1-98.

Structure of the O-specific polysaccharide from a marine bacterium Echinicola pacifica КММ 6172(Т) containing 2,3-diacetamido-2,3-dideoxy-D-glucuronic acid.

The O-polysaccharide was isolated from the lipopolysaccharide of Echinicola pacifica KMM 6172(T) and studied by chemical analyses along with (1)H and (13)C NMR spectroscopy, including (1)H, (1)H COSY, 1D and 2D TOCSY, ROESY, (1)H, (13)С HMQC, HMBC and H2BC experiments. It was found that the polysaccharide is built up of branched pentasaccharide repeating units, containing D-galactose (Gal), L-rhamnose (Rha), 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucose (GlcNAc), two residues of 2,3-diacetamido-2,3-dideoxy-D-glucuronic acid (GlcNAc3NAcA) and O-acetyl group in nonstoichiometric amount and has the following structure [Structure: see text].

Amylibacter ulvae sp. nov., a new alphaproteobacterium isolated from the Pacific green alga Ulva fenestrata.

A strictly aerobic, Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped and non-motile bacterium, designated strain 6Alg 255(T), was isolated from the green alga Ulva fenestrata. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing revealed that the novel strain affiliated to the family Rhodobacteraceae of the class Alphaproteobacteria being most closely related to Amylibacter marinus LMG 28364(T) with 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity of 97.2 %.