Janibacter Terrae Sp. Nov., a Bacterium Isolated from Soil Around a Wastewater Treatment Plant
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International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (2000), 50, 1821–1827 Printed in Great Britain Janibacter terrae sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from soil around a wastewater treatment plant Jung-Hoon Yoon,1 Keun-Chul Lee,1 Seok-Sung Kang,1,2 Yung Hee Kho,1 Kook Hee Kang2 and Yong-Ha Park1 Author for correspondence: Yong-Ha Park. Tel: j82 42 860 4620. Fax: j82 42 860 4598. e-mail: yhpark!kribb4680.kribb.re.kr 1 Korea Research Institute of A bacterial strain, CS12T, which was isolated from soil around a wastewater Bioscience and treatment plant, was subjected to a polyphasic taxonomic study using Biotechnology (KRIBB), T PO Box 115, Yusong, phenotypic characterizations and genetic methods. The cell wall of strain CS12 Taejon, Korea contains meso-diaminopimelic acid as the diamino acid but no arabinose and 2 Department of Food and galactose. The predominant menaquinone is MK-8(H4). Mycolic acids are Life Science, absent. Strain CS12T has a cellular fatty acid profile containing saturated, Sungkyunkwan University, unsaturated, branched and 10-methyl fatty acids. The major fatty acids are iso- Chunchun-dong 300, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Korea C16:0,C18:1 ω9c and anteiso-C17:0. The GMC content is 69 mol%. A phylogenetic tree based on 16S rDNA sequences showed that strain CS12T forms an evolutionary lineage within the radiation enclosing the members of the family Intrasporangiaceae and, in particular, a coherent cluster with Janibacter limosus DSM 11140T. The level of 16S rDNA similarity between strain CS12T and J. limosus DSM 11140T is 987%. The phenotypic characteristics and DNA–DNA relatedness data indicate that strain CS12T should be distinguished from J. limosus DSM 11140T. Therefore, on the basis of the data presented, a new species of the genus Janibacter, Janibacter terrae, is proposed. The type strain of the new species is strain CS12T (l KCCM 80001T l JCM 10705T). Keywords: Janibacter terrae sp. nov., actinomycete, polyphasic taxonomy INTRODUCTION many strains from soil around a wastewater treatment plant. Among them, one isolate (strain CS12T)was The genus Janibacter was recently proposed by Martin considered to be a Janibacter-like strain from the et al. (1997) with one species, Janibacter limosus. This results of 16S rDNA sequence comparisons. Accord- species was isolated from a 1-year-old sludge sample ingly, strain CS12T has been subjected to a polyphasic collected from a wastewater treatment plant. The characterization to investigate the possibility that it is genus Janibacter has been placed in the family Intra- a second species of the genus Janibacter. Here, we sporangiaceae, together with the genera Intraspor- describe the morphological, phenotypic, phylogenetic angium, Terrabacter, Terracoccus and Sanguibacter and genomic characteristics of this strain. On the basis (Stackebrandt et al., 1997; Prauser et al., 1997). Since of the results described, strain CS12T is considered to there is currently only one validly described species in be a new species of the genus Janibacter, for which we the genus Janibacter, the finding of new species may be propose the name Janibacter terrae sp. nov. very meaningful from the point of view of biological diversity of this genus. Recently, we have isolated many strains that are important for the bioremediation METHODS of toxic aromatic compounds from a wastewater Bacterial strain and culture conditions. Strain CS12T was treatment plant in Korea and some of these strains isolated from a soil sample taken from around a wastewater have been found to be new actinomycete species (Cho treatment plant in Korea by dilution plating on trypticase et al., 1998; Yoon et al., 1999). We have also isolated soy agar (BBL). For investigating its morphological and physiological characteristics, strain CS12T was grown at ................................................................................................................................................. 28 mC on solid or in liquid R medium (Martin et al., 1997). The GenBank accession number for the 16S rDNA sequence of strain CS12T Cell mass for analyses of its cell wall, menaquinones, mycolic is AF176948. acids and polar lipids was obtained from growth in liquid R 01369 # 2000 IUMS 1821 J.-H. Yoon and others Terrabacter tumescens KCTC 9133T (AF005023) 83·7 T 99·5 Terracoccus luteus DSM 44267 (Y11928) Intrasporangium calvum IFO 12989T (D85486) 85·5 Strain CS12T (AF176948) 100 Janibacter limosus DSM 11140T (Y08539) Sanguibacter inulinus NCFB 3024T (X79451) 56·2 Sanguibacter keddieii NCFB 3025T (X79450) 55·8 100 Sanguibacter suarezii NCFB 3023T (X79452) Cellulomonas flavigena NCIMB 8073T (X79463) 81·8 Microbacterium lacticum DSM 20427T (X77441) Brachybacterium faecium DSM 4810T (X83810) 98·9 T 56·2 Dermabacter hominis DSM 7083 (X91034) Jonesia denitrificans DSM 20603T (X83811) Brevibacterium linens DSM 20425T (X77451) Dermatophilus congolensis ATCC 14637T (L40615) 88·1 Micrococcus luteus ATCC 381 (M38242) Nocardia asteroides DSM 43757T (X80606) 95·9 T 58·2 Rhodococcus rhodochrous DSM 43241 (X79288) Pseudonocardia halophobica DSM 43089T (Y08534) Geodermatophilus obscurus DSM 43160T (X92356) Microsphaera multipartita JCM 9543T (Y08541) Nocardioides albus KCTC 9186T (AF004988) 100 Luteococcus japonicus DSM 10546T (Z78208) Streptomyces griseus subsp. griseus KCTC 9080T (M76388) Atopobium minutum NCFB 2751T (X67148) 0·01 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Fig. 1. Phylogenetic tree showing the positions of strain CS12T and some other related taxa based on 16S rDNA sequences. Scale bar represents 0n01 substitution per nucleotide position. Bootstrap values (expressed as percentages of 1000 replications) greater than 50% are shown at the branch points. medium. Biomass of strain CS12T and J. limosus DSM agar (BBL), nutrient agar and solid R medium for fatty acid 11140T for DNA extraction was also obtained from growth methyl ester (FAME) analysis. in liquid R medium. The strains were cultivated at 28 mCon Morphological and physiological tests. The morphology of a horizontal shaker at 150 r.p.m. and the broth cultures were cells was examined by light microscopy and transmission checked for purity microscopically before they were har- electron microscopy (TEM). Presence or absence of flagella vested by centrifugation. Strain CS12T and J. limosus DSM was examined by TEM using cells from exponentially 11140T were also grown at 28 mC for 7 d on trypticase soy growing cultures. These were negatively stained with 1% 1822 International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 50 Janibacter terrae sp. nov. (w\v) phosphotungstic acid, and after air drying, grids were Nucleotide sequence accession numbers. GenBank\EMBL examined with a model CM-20 transmission electron micro- accession numbers for reference 16S rDNA gene sequences scope (Philips). Catalase activity was determined by bubble used in the phylogenetic analysis are shown in Fig. 1. formation in a 3% hydrogen peroxide solution. Oxidase activity was determined by oxidation of 1% p-aminodi- methylaniline oxalate. DNase activity was determined as RESULTS described previously (Cowan & Steel, 1965) with DNase test Morphological and physiological characteristics agar (Difco). Nitrate reduction, indole production, methyl T red and Voges–Proskauer reactions, hydrogen sulfide pro- Strain CS12 is a Gram-positive, non-acid-fast, non- duction and hydrolysis of aesculin were tested as described spore-forming and non-motile bacterium. Its cells are previously (Lanyi, 1987). Hydrolyses of casein, gelatin, cocci, which are 0n6–1n1 µm in diameter after 24 h hypoxanthine, starch, Tween 80, tyrosine and xanthine, and culture in liquid R medium at 30 mC and occur singly, production of urease were also determined as described in pairs, in short chains or often in irregular clumps. previously (Cowan & Steel, 1965). Hydrolysis of arbutin was Cells were always cocci in all growth stages, both in determined according to the method of Kurup & Fink liquid and on solid R media. Colonies on R and (1975). Acid production from carbohydrates was detected nutrient agar were similar to those of J. limosus DSM by the method of Hugh & Leifson (1953). Tolerance of NaCl 11140T in colour and morphology. Colonies of strain and growth at various temperatures were measured on R T medium and brain heart infusion (BHI) medium. CS12 were cream-coloured on R agar and pale- cream-coloured on nutrient agar. Colonies of J. T Isolation of DNA. Chromosomal DNA was isolated and limosus DSM 11140 on nutrient agar were described purified according to the method of Yoon et al. (1996), with as white by Martin et al. (1997), but it is more the exception that ribonuclease T1 was used together with appropriate to describe these as being pale-cream- ribonuclease A. coloured. Colonies of strain CS12T were circular, Chemotaxonomic characterization. The isomer type of the opaque, glistening and convex on R and nutrient agar. The growth of strain CS12T on trypticase soy agar was diamino acid of the cell wall was analysed by the method of T Komagata & Suzuki (1987) and wall sugars were determined poor relative to J. limosus DSM 11140 on the same by the method of Saddler et al. (1991). Menaquinones were medium. Neither substrate mycelia nor primary my- analysed as described by