Domibacillus tundrae sp. nov., isolated from active layer soil of tussock tundra in Alaska, and emended description of the genus Domibacillus.

A novel Gram-stain-positive, spore-forming, aerobic, motile and rod-shaped bacterium designated strain PAMC 80007T was isolated from an active layer soil sample of Council, Alaska. Optimal growth of strain PAMC 80007T was observed at 30 °C, pH 7.0 and in the presence of 2 % (w/v) NaCl. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequence indicated that strain PAMC 80007T belonged to the genus Domibacillus. This strain was closely related to Domibacillus enclensis (98.3 %), Domibacillus robiginosus (98.3 %) and Domibacillus indicus (97.2 %). Genomic DNA G+C content was 43.5 mol% and genomic relatedness analyses based on the average nucleotide identity and the genome-to-genome distance showed that strain PAMC 80007T is clearly distinguished from the closely related species of the genus Domibacillus. The major fatty acids (>5 %) were iso-C15 : 0 (24.7 %), C16 : 1ω11c (16.8 %), anteiso-C15 : 0 (16.5 %), C16 : 0 (15.6 %) and anteiso-C17 : 0 (8.7 %). The major respiratory isoprenoid quinones were menaquinone-6 (MK-6) and menaquinone-7 (MK-7), and the polar lipid profile contained diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphoglycolipid, phospholipid and two unidentified lipids. meso-Diaminopimelic acid (type A1γ) was present in the cell-wall peptidoglycan, and the major whole-cell sugar was ribose with a minor quantity of glucose. Results from a polyphasic study suggested that strain PAMC 80007T represents a novel species of the genus Domibacillus for which the name Domibacillus tundrae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is PAMC 80007T ( = JCM 30371T = KCTC 33549T = DSM 29572T). An emended description of the genus Domibacillus is also provided.

Sungkyunkwania multivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from seawater from a seaweed farm.

A Gram-staining-negative, non-flagellated, non-gliding and rod-shaped bacterial strain, designated PDB-16(T), was isolated from seawater from a seaweed farm on the South Sea in Korea, and its taxonomic position was investigated using a polyphasic approach. Strain PDB-16(T) grew optimally at 30 °C, at pH 7.0-7.5 and in the presence of 2% (w/v) NaCl. A neighbour-joining phylogenetic tree based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain PDB-16(T) formed an independent lineage within the evolutionary radiation encompassed by the family Flavobacteriaceae. Strain PDB-16(T) contained MK-6 as the predominant menaquinone and iso-C15:0, iso-C15:1 G and iso-C17:0 3-OH as the major fatty acids. The major polar lipids detected in strain PDB-16(T) were phosphatidylethanolamine and two unidentified lipids. The DNA G+C content of strain PDB-16(T) was 42.1 mol%. Strain PDB-16(T) exhibited very low 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities of less than 89.7% to the type strains of any bacterial species with validly published names and less than 90.1% to uncultured bacteria clones. The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity values and the differences in phenotypic properties between strain PDB-16(T) and some phylogenetically related genera were sufficient to support the proposal that strain PDB-16(T) should be distinguished from previously known genera of the family Flavobacteriaceae. On the basis of the data presented, strain PDB-16(T) is considered to represent a new genus and novel species, for which the name Sungkyunkwania multivorans gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Sungkyunkwania multivorans is PDB-16(T) (=KCTC 32138(T)=CCUG 62952(T)).