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Sphingomonas fennica sp. nov. and Sphingomonas haloaromaticamans sp. nov., outliers of the genus Sphingomonas.

Alexandre José MacedoMarja TiirolaRolf-michael WittichHans-jürgen BusseMonika WieserPeter KämpferWolf-rainer Abraham

subject

DNA BacterialMolecular Sequence Datamedicine.disease_causeMicrobiologyDNA RibosomalSphingomonasMicrobiologySphingomonas haloaromaticamansTheoryofComputation_ANALYSISOFALGORITHMSANDPROBLEMCOMPLEXITYRNA Ribosomal 16SBotanymedicineEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsPhylogenySphingomonas fennicaBase CompositionbiologyGeneral Medicinebiology.organism_classification16S ribosomal RNASphingomonasGenus SphingomonasSphingomonas wittichiiTaxonomy (biology)BacteriaChlorophenols

description

Bacterial isolates obtained from polychlorophenol-contaminated sites in Finland (strain K101T) and from a Dutch drinking water well (strain A175T) were characterized taxonomically. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, determination of DNA G+C content, physiological characterization, estimation of the ubiquinone and polar lipid patterns and fatty acid content revealed that strains K101T and A175T were similar to Sphingomonas wittichii RW1T but also showed pronounced differences. The DNA G+C contents of the two novel strains were 63.6 and 66.1 mol%, respectively. On the basis of these results, two novel species of the genus Sphingomonas are described, for which the names Sphingomonas haloaromaticamans sp. nov. [type strain A175T (=DSM 13477T=CCUG 53463T)] and Sphingomonas fennica sp. nov. [type strain K101T (=DSM 13665T=CCUG 53462T)] are proposed.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2007-08-01
10.1099/ijs.0.64835-0https://hdl.handle.net/10033/24712