Motilimonas cestriensis sp. nov., isolated from an inland brine spring in Northern England.

ABSTRACT: A novel slightly halophilic Gram-stain-negative bacterial strain (MKS20^T) was isolated from a brine sample collected from one of the Anderton brine springs in the Cheshire salt district, located in Northern England. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence revealed a close proximity to Motilimonas eburnea (98.30 %), followed by Motilimonas pumila (96.62 %), the two currently described species within the genus Motilimonas. Strain MKS20^T forms white-beige-pigmented colonies and grows optimally at 28-30 °C, in 1-3 % (w/v) NaCl and at pH 7-7.5. The strain was facultatively anaerobic and showed a broader range of carbohydrate use than other species in the genus Motilimonas. Q-8 was the sole respiratory quinone and the major fatty acid

SUBMITTER: Kelbrick M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8375427 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature