A Gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped, non-motile, yellow-pigmented bacterium, KMM 9835, was isolated from the sediment sample obtained from the Amur Bay of the Sea of Japan seashore, Russia. Phylogenetic analyses based on the 16S rRNA gene and whole genome sequences positioned the novel strain KMM 9835 in the genus as a separate line sharing the highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities of 96.6% and 96.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe taxonomic status of two gram-negative, whitish-pigmented motile bacteria KMM 9576 and KMM 9553 isolated from a sandy sediment sample from the Sea of Japan seashore was defined. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that strains KMM 9576 and KMM 9553 represent a distinct lineage within the family sharing 100% 16S rRNA sequence similarity and 99.5% average nucleotide identity (ANI) to each other.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTwo Gram-negative, aerobic halophilic non-motile strains designated KMM 9713 and KMM 9724T were isolated from the bottom sediments sampled from the Chukchi Sea in the Arctic Ocean, Russia. The novel strains grew in 0.5-5% NaCl, at 7-42°C, and pH 5.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA Gram-negative, aerobic, non-motile bacterium КMM 9862 was isolated from a deep bottom sediment sample obtained from the Okhotsk Sea, Russia. Based on the 16S rRNA gene and whole genome sequences analyses the novel strain КMM 9862 fell into the genus Microbulbifer (class Gammaproteobacteria) sharing the highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities of 97.4% to Microbulbifer echini AM134 and Microbulbifer epialgicus F-104, 97.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA Gram-negative, non-motile bacterium КMM 3653 was isolated from a sediment sample from the Sea of Japan seashore, Russia. On the basis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis the strain КMM 3653 was positioned within the family Rhodobacteraceae (class Alphaproteobacteria) forming a distinct lineage with the highest gene sequence similarities to the members of the genera Pacificibacter (95.2-94.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn aerobic, Gram-negative, non-pigmented non-motile bacterium designed КMM 8518 was isolated from a seawater sampled from the Sea of Japan seashore. Strain КMM 8518 grew at 7-42 °C and in the presence of 1-7% NaCl. The phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene and whole-genome sequences placed the novel strain КMM 8518 into the genus Thalassobius as a separate lineage.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA group of five Gram-negative aerobic halophilic bacteria was isolated from the red alga Polysiphonia sp. specimen collected from the Sea of Japan seashore and subjected to a taxonomic study. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, the novel isolates were affiliated to the genus Labrenzia sharing the highest gene sequence similarities of 98.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn aerobic, Gram-negative, yellow-pigmented non-motile rod-shaped bacterium Kr9-9 was isolated from a brown alga specimen collected near the Kuril Islands. Based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis strain Kr9-9 was assigned to the genus Winogradskyella, and its close phylogenetic neighbors were found to be Winogradskyella damuponensis KCTC 23552, Winogradskyella sediminis LMG 28075, and Winogradskyella rapida CCUG 59098 showing high similarities of 98.1%, 97.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFucoidans belong to a structurally heterogeneous class of sulfated polysaccharides isolated from brown algae. They have a wide spectrum of biological activities. The complex structures of these polysaccharides hinder structure-activity relationships determination.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn aerobic, Gram-negative, yellow-pigmented non-motile rod-shaped bacterium, designated Ch38, was isolated from a sediment sample collected from the Chukchi Sea in the Arctic Ocean. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis positioned strain Ch38 into the genus Winogradskyella as a distinct line adjacent to Winogradskyella multivorans KCTC 23891, sharing the highest similarities of 97.5%, 97.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn aerobic, gram-negative, yellow-pigmented, and non-motile bacterium designated KMM 9535(T) was isolated from a marine sediment sample obtained from the Sea of Japan seashore and subjected to a phylogenetic and phenotypic study. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, strain KMM 9535(T) was placed to the genus Flavobacterium sharing the highest sequence similarities to Flavobacterium ahnfeltiae KCTC 32467(T) (99.3%), Flavobacterium jumunjinense KCTC 23618(T) (96.
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August 2014
An aerobic, Gram-stain-negative, saffron-pigmented, non-motile bacterial strain KMM 9545(T), was isolated from a marine sand sediment sample obtained from the Sea of Japan seashore and characterized in a taxonomic study using a polyphasic approach. The 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain KMM 9545(T) showed a high level of similarity to species of the genus Gaetbulibacter (95.1-96.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn aerobic, Gram-stain-negative, non-motile bacterium, KMM 9530(T), was isolated from a sediment sample collected from the Sea of Japan seashore. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis positioned novel strain KMM 9530(T) in the genus Loktanella as a separate line adjacent to Loktanella sediminilitoris KCTC 32383(T), Loktanella tamlensis JCM 14020(T) and Loktanella maricola JCM 14564(T) with 98.5-98.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntracellular fucoidanase was isolated from the marine bacterium, Formosa algae strain KMM 3553. The first appearance of fucoidan enzymatic hydrolysis products in a cell-free extract was detected after 4 h of bacterial growth, and maximal fucoidanase activity was observed after 12 h of growth. The fucoidanase displayed maximal activity in a wide range of pH values, from 6.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA non-pigmented, motile, Gram-negative bacterium designated H 17(T) was isolated from a seawater sample collected in Port Phillip Bay (the Tasman Sea, Pacific Ocean). The new organism displayed optimal growth between 4 and 37 °C, was found to be neutrophilic and slightly halophilic, tolerating salt water environments up to 10 % NaCl. Strain H 17(T) was found to be able to degrade starch and Tween 80 but unable to degrade gelatin or agar.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn aerobic, Gram-stain-negative, yellow-pigmented, non-motile, rod-shaped bacterium designated strain KMM 9005(T) was isolated from a sediment sample collected from the Sea of Japan seashore. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that strain KMM 9005(T) belonged to the genus Luteimonas and was most closely related to Luteimonas cucumeris KCTC 23627(T) (96.5 % sequence similarity) and Luteimonas aquatica LMG 24212(T) (96.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA whitish Gram-negative, motile, aerobic bacterium, designated strain H 14(T), was isolated from seawater collected at St Kilda beach in Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne, Australia. Analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that the organism belonged to the Roseobacter lineage of the class Alphaproteobacteria, forming a distinct evolutionary lineage at the genus level. Strain H 14(T) was distantly related to the genera Nautella, Ruegeria and Pseudoruegeria (family Rhodobacteraceae).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA pale-yellowish-pigmented strain, 022-2-26(T), was isolated from a starfish, Stellaster equestris. Cells of strain 022-2-26(T) were Gram-negative short rods that were chemo-organotrophic, alkalitolerant and mesophilic. The predominant menaquinone was MK-6.
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