<i>Paralimibaculum aggregatum</i> gen. nov. sp. nov. and <i>Biformimicrobium ophioploci</i> gen. nov. sp. nov., two novel heterotrophs from brittle star <i>Ophioplocus japonicus</i>.

ABSTRACT: Two novel Gram-stain-negative, strictly aerobic, halophilic and non-motile bacterial strains, designated NKW23^T and NKW57^T, were isolated from a brittle star Ophioplocus japonicus collected from a tidal pool in Wakayama, Japan. The results of phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that NKW23^T represented a member of the family Paracoccaceae, with Limibaculum halophilum CAU 1123^T as its closest relative (94.4% sequence identity). NKW57^T was identified as representing a member of the family Microbulbiferaceae, with up to 94.9% sequence identity with its closest relatives. Both strains displayed average nucleotide identity (ANI) and digital DNA-DNA hybridisation (dDDH) values below the

SUBMITTER: Kawano K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11426391 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature