Rhodanobacter denitrificans sp. nov., isolated from nitrate-rich zones of a contaminated aquifer

Om Prakash, Stefan J. Green, Puja Jasrotia, Will A. Overholt, Andy Canion, David B. Watson, Scott C. Brooks, Joel E. Kostka

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Abstract

Bacterial strains 2APBS1T and 116-2 were isolated from the subsurface of a nuclear legacy waste site where the sediments are co-contaminated with large amounts of acids, nitrate, metal radionuclides and other heavy metals. A combination of physiological and genetic assays indicated that these strains represent the first member of the genus Rhodanobacter shown to be capable of complete denitrification. Cells of strain 2APBS1T and 116-2 were Gram-negative, non-spore-forming rods, 3-5 mm long and 0.25-0.5 μm in diameter. The isolates were facultative anaerobes, and had temperature and pH optima for growth of 30 °C and pH 6.5; they were able to tolerate up to 2.0% NaCl, although growth improved in its absence. Strains 2APBS1T and 116-2 contained fatty acid and quinone (ubiquinone-8; 100 %) profiles that are characteristic features of the genus Rhodanobacter. Although strains 2APBS1T and 116-2 shared high 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with Rhodanobacter thiooxydans LCS2T (.99 %), levels of DNA- DNA relatedness between these strains were substantially below the 70% threshold used to designate novel species. Thus, based on genotypic, phylogenetic, chemotaxonomic and physiological differences, strains 2APBS1T and 116-2 are considered to represent a single novel species of the genus Rhodanobacter, for which the name Rhodanobacter denitrificans sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 2APBS1T (=DSM 23569T =JCM 17641T).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2457-2462
Number of pages6
JournalInternational Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
Volume62
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 2012

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