Fibrivirga algicola gen. nov., sp. nov., an algicidal bacterium isolated from a freshwater river

Sanghwa Park, Ja Young Cho, Dong Hyun Jung, Seok Won Jang, Jung Hye Eom, Seung Won Nam, Dae Ryul Kwon, Jaewon Ryu, Keug Tae Kim

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Abstract

An aerobic, gram-stain-negative, pink-colored, non-motile and rod-shaped algicidal bacterium, designated as JA-25T was isolated from freshwater in Geumgang River, Republic of Korea. Strain JA-25T grew at 15–30 °C and pH 6–9, and did not require NaCl. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain JA-25T belongs to the family ‘Spirosomaceae’ and is most closely related to Fibrella aestuarina BUZ 2T (93.6%). Strain JA-25T showed < 90% sequence similarity to other members of the family ‘Spirosomaceae’. The average nucleotide identity(ANI), in silico DNA-DNA hybridization and average amino acid identity(AAI) values based on the genomic sequences of JA-25T and F. aestuarina BUZ 2T were 74.4, 20.5, and 73.6%, respectively. Strain JA-25T showed an algicidal effect on the marine flagellate alga Heterocapsa triquetra, but no effect on fresh water cyanobacterium (Nostoc). In genome analysis, RIPP-like peptides were detected and predicted to resemble the indolmycin biosynthetic gene cluster, which possibly influence its algicidal effect. Furthermore, a bacteriorhodopsin gene with photoheterotrophic characteristics was detected. The genomic DNA G + C content was 52.5 mol%. The major cellular fatty acids were summed feature 3 (C16:1 ω6c/C16:1 ω7c), C16:1 ω5c, C16:0 (> 10%). The major respiratory quinone was menaquinone 7 and major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, two unidentified aminolipids, two phospholipids, and five unidentified lipids. Considering the phylogenetic inference, phenotypic, and chemotaxonomic data, strain JA-25T should be classified as a novel species in the novel genus Fibrivirga, with the proposed name Fibrivirga algicola sp. nov. The type strain is JA-25T (= KCCM 43334T = NBRC 114259T).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)899-909
Number of pages11
JournalAntonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology
Volume115
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2022

Keywords

  • Algicidal bacterium
  • Fibrivirga algicola
  • Freshwater
  • Taxonomic

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