<i>Marinicellulosiphila megalodicopiae</i> gen. nov., sp. nov., a deep-sea alkaliphilic cellulolytic bacterium isolated from an endemic ascidian <i>Megalodicopia hians</i>.

ABSTRACT: The strain TOYAMA8^T is a deep-sea alkaliphilic cellulolytic bacterium isolated from a slurry-adhered epiphytic site of Megalodicopia hians. Cells of this strain are Gram-negative, aerobic, curved rods or spirilla, motile with monopolar flagella, and grow on cellulose as the sole carbon source. Compared to other closely related species, this bacterium is characterized by a large number of cellulase genes. Strain TOYAMA8^T showed alkaliphilic growth within the pH range 7.5-9.0. The major cellular fatty acids were C_18 : 1 ω7, C_14 : 0, C_16 : 0 and C_16 : 1 ω7. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, unidentified phospholipids and aminolipids. A major respiratory lipoquinone was Q-9. Phylo

SUBMITTER: Tachioka M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11966569 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature