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Methylacidiphilum kamchatkense gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely acidophilic and moderately thermophilic methanotroph belonging to the phylum Verrucomicrobiota .
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International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology [Int J Syst Evol Microbiol] 2023 Sep; Vol. 73 (9). - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The thermo-acidophilic aerobic methanotrophic Verrucomicrobia bacterium, designated strain Kam1 <superscript>T</superscript> was isolated from an acidic geothermal mud spring in Kamchatka, Russia. Kam1 <superscript>T</superscript> is Gram-stain-negative, with non-motile cells and non-spore-forming rods, and a diameter of 0.45-0.65 µm and length of 0.8-1.0 µm. Its growth is optimal at the temperature of 55 °C (range, 37-60 °C) and pH of 2.5 (range, pH 1-6), and its maximal growth rate is ~0.11 h <superscript>-1</superscript> (doubling time ~6.3 h). Its cell wall contains peptidoglycan with meso -diaminopimelic acid. In addition to growing on methane and methanol, strain Kam1 <superscript>T</superscript> grows on acetone and 2-propanol. Phylogenetically, it forms a distinct group together with other Methylacidiphilum strains and with the candidate genus Methylacidimicrobium as a sister group. These findings support the classification of the strain Kam1 <superscript>T</superscript> as a representative of a novel species and genus of the phylum Verrucomicrobiota . For this strain, we propose the name Methylacidiphilum kamchatkense sp. nov. as the type species within Methylacidiphilum gen. nov. Strain Kam1 <superscript>T</superscript> (JCM 30608 <superscript>T</superscript> =KCTC 4682 <superscript>T</superscript> ) is the type strain.
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1466-5034
- Volume :
- 73
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 37755432
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.006060