Polynucleobacter cosmopolitanus sp. nov., free-living planktonic bacteria inhabiting freshwater lakes and rivers.

ABSTRACT: Five heterotrophic, aerobic, catalase- and oxidase-positive, non-motile strains were characterized from freshwater habitats located in Austria, France, Uganda, P. R. China and New Zealand. The strains shared 16S rRNA gene similarities of >/=99.3 %. The novel strains grew on NSY medium over a temperature range of 10-35 degrees C (two strains also grew at 5 degrees C and one strain grew at 38 degrees C) and a NaCl tolerance range of 0.0-0.3 % (four strains grew up to 0.5 % NaCl). The predominant fatty acids were C(16 : 0), C(18 : 1)omega7c, C(12 : 0) 3-OH, and summed feature 3 (including C(16 : 1)omega7c). The DNA G+C content of strain MWH-MoIso2(T) was 44.9 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences demonstrated that the five new strains formed a monophyletic cluster closely rel

SUBMITTER: Hahn MW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2957076 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature