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Genus Firmicutes/Bacilli/Bacillales/Bacillaceae/ Thermolongibacillus Cihan et al. (2014)VP .......................................................................................................................................................................................... Arzu Coleri Cihan, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey Kivanc Bilecen and Cumhur Cokmus, Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture & Natural Sciences, Konya Food & Agriculture University, Konya, Turkey Ther.mo.lon.gi.ba.cil’lus. Gr. adj. thermos hot; L. adj. Type species: Thermolongibacillus altinsuensis E265T, longus long; L. dim. n. bacillus small rod; N.L. masc. n. DSM 24979T, NCIMB 14850T Cihan et al. (2014)VP. .................................................................................. Thermolongibacillus long thermophilic rod. Thermolongibacillus is a genus in the phylum Fir- Gram-positive, motile rods, occurring singly, in pairs, or micutes,classBacilli, order Bacillales, and the family in long straight or slightly curved chains. Moderate alka- Bacillaceae. There are two species in the genus Thermo- lophile, growing in a pH range of 5.0–11.0; thermophile, longibacillus, T. altinsuensis and T. kozakliensis, isolated growing in a temperature range of 40–70∘C; halophile, from sediment and soil samples in different ther- tolerating up to 5.0% (w/v) NaCl. Catalase-weakly positive, mal hot springs, respectively. Members of this genus chemoorganotroph, grow aerobically, but not under anaer- are thermophilic (40–70∘C), halophilic (0–5.0% obic conditions. Young cells are 0.6–1.1 μm in width and NaCl), alkalophilic (pH 5.0–11.0), endospore form- 3.0–8.0 μm in length; cells in stationary and death phases ing, Gram-positive, aerobic, motile, straight rods. are 0.6–1.2 μm in width and 9.0–35.0 μm in length. Forming Cell morphologies are dependent on the species and extremely long cells after the late exponential growth phase appear as single, in pairs, or in long straight or slightly is a salient characteristic of this genus. Colony morphologies curved chains. Cells become long after stationary vary, depending on the species and the age of the culture. phase of growth. Endospores are terminally located, The dominant fatty acids are iso-C15:0,iso-C17:0,andC16:0. and their shapes vary from ellipsoidal to oval. They Iso-C15:0 constitutes more than 60% of all the fatty acid are chemoorganotrophs, showing variations in carbon contents. MK-7 is the dominant menaquinone. Contains low and energy metabolism, depending on the species. amount of meso-DPM with A1 or A1′type peptidoglycan The dominant fatty acids are iso-C17:0,C16:0,and cross-linkages. Thermolongibacillus is a member of the phylum iso-C15:0. MK-7 is the dominant menaquinone. Their Firmicutes,classBacilli, order Bacillales, and family Bacillaceae. cell wall contains low amount of meso-diaminopimelate DNA G + C content (mol%): 43.5–44.8 (HPLC). (meso-DPM) and either A1γ or A1γ′-type peptidoglycan Type species: Thermolongibacillus altinsuensis Cihan et al. cross-linkages. They show <96.1% 16S rRNA gene (2014)VP. sequence similarities to all the other members of the Number of species with validated names: 2. family Bacillaceae. Family classification: The genus Thermolongibacillus is clas- DNA G + C content (mol%): 43.5–44.8 (HPLC). sified within the family Bacillaceae. ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, Online © 2015 Bergey’s Manual Trust. This article is © 2019 Bergey’s Manual Trust. DOI: 10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01604. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey’s Manual Trust. 2 Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria FIGURE 1. Phase-contrast micrographs of the strains T. kozakliensis E173aT and T. altinsuensis E265T grown at 60 and 55∘ConMI plates, respectively. (a) Young vegetative cells after 6 h; (b) vegetative and foresporal state of cells in a nonswollen sporangia after 18 h; (c) and (d) sporulating cells after 24 h; (e) thin and extremely long cells after 48 h; (f) free spores after 72 h. Bar, 5 μm. (Cihan et al. (2014). Reproduced with permission of Microbiology Society.) 7 μm 9 μm 3.5 μm E173aT 5 μm (a) (b) (c) 18 μm 6 μm E265T 4 μm 5 μm 6 μm 3 μm 18 μm 28 μm 2 μm E173aT (d) (e) (f) 15 μm 33 μm E265T 1.5 μm and exponential phases of growth. During the time between Further descriptive information the stationary and death phases (20–50 h of incubation), vegetative cells that have not sporulated become extremely Cell morphology and ultrastructure ................................................................................... long (9–35 μm), while their width remains almost the same (Figure 1e). When the cells are cultured on liquid media The genus Thermolongibacillus comprises two species with instead of MI plates, approximately half of the vegetative cells validly published names: Thermolongibacillus altinsuensis develop spores within 72 h, and the nonsporulated cells form (Cihan et al., 2014) and Thermolongibacillus kozakliensis filaments. Long cell formation can be observed in liquid (Cihan et al., 2014). Cells of this genus are described as cultures only after 7 days of incubation. The appearance Gram-positive, motile, spore-forming rods. When their morphological cell cycle is observed under phase-contrast of these long cells at the end of the exponential phase is microscope using cells grown on MI plates (Geobacillus ther- a defining characteristic of this genus, when compared to moglucosidans medium containing 1% soluble starch, pH 7.0, other thermophilic endospore-forming members of the fam- (Suzuki et al. 1976) during time periods for 6 h to 7 days ily Bacillaceae such as Aeribacillus, Anoxybacillus, Caldibacillus, (Figure 1), the cells are single, in pairs, or in long chains. Cell Geobacillus,andParageobacillus (Table 2). sizes show variation, depending on the incubation time. Cells Endospores in this genus are located terminally in the are 0.6–1.1 μm in width and 3.0–8.0 μminlengthinthelag cells without swollen sporangium. Sporulation starts after ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... This article is © 2019 Bergey’s Manual Trust. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey’s Manual Trust. Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria 3 18–24 h of incubation on MI plates. However, in nutri- casein, acetate, pyruvate, succinate, benzoate, tryptone, pep- ent broth and MI broth, 50% sporulation can only be tone, yeast extract, and glycerol as sole carbon and energy observed after 72 h of incubation. Sizes of the free spores sources, but poorly oxidize butyrate, phenol, octane, and are 1.5–2 μm in length. Two members of this genus show dif- cyclohexane. They cannot grow on lactate, citrate, carbonate, ferent endospore-forming characteristics. Ellipsoidal to oval butanol, naphthalene, or naphthylamine. They are both neg- endospores occur in nonswollen sporangia of T. kozakliensis, ative for starch and gelatin utilization. Urea can be utilized whereas only ellipsoidal endospores occur in nonswollen only by T. altinsuensis. They are both nitrate reducers, positive sporangia of T. altinsuensis. for methyl red test, and negative for Voges–Proskauer test. Colonial and cultural characteristics They show different characteristics for acid production on ................................................................................... various carbon sources (Table 1). Both T. kozakliensis and Colony morphology of Thermolongibacillus shows variations, T. altinsuensis are negative for amylase, protease, lipase, depending on the species. Colonies of T. kozakliensis appear and α-glucosidase enzyme activities. They show sensitivity to as nonmucoid, cream color, opaque, circular, convex, and vancomycin, kanamycin, novobiocin, bacitracin, chloram- 1–3 mm in diameter with smooth surfaces on MI plates after phenicol, rifampicin, tetracycline, penicillin G, neomycin, 18–24 h of incubation at the optimum growth temperature and azithromycin. (60∘C). Actively growing T. altinsuensis’ colonies are ellip- soidal in shape, nonmucoid, light yellow in color, 2–6 mm Chemotaxonomic characteristics in width, and 4–10 mm in length with rough surface and ................................................................................... opaque centers with translucent edges on MI plates after The dominant cellular fatty acids in Thermolongibacillus 18–24 h of incubation at the optimum growth tempera- strains are iso-C15:0 (ranging from 60.68% to 63.94%), ture (55∘C). After the first cultivation following long-term iso-C (ranging from 12.50% to 12.74%), and C (rang- maintenance of T. altinsuensis, 60% of its colonies turn to 17:0 16:0 ing from 8.57% to 8.86%), and the iso-branched fatty acids cream color, circular, convex with entire edges, and 2–3 mm cover about 82–86% of all the cellular fatty acids. Other in diameter with smooth surfaces at 55∘C. Following two to three transfers, these round colonies turn ellipsoidal significant fatty acids include14:0 C (ranging from 3.97% in shape, become wider, and then form the final colony to 4.67%), anteiso-C15:0 (ranging from 2.29% to 3.21%), morphology of T. altinsuensis.