Actimicrobium antarcticum gen. nov., sp. nov., of the Family Oxalobacteraceae, Isolated from Antarctic Coastal Seawater

Abstract

A Gram-negative, non-motile, catalase- and oxidase- positive, strictly aerobic, and short rod-shaped bacterium that was designated strain KOPRI 25157T was isolated from coastal seawater sample in Antarctica. The temperature and pH ranges for growth on R2A agar were 10？20C, and 5.0？10.0, respectively. Phylogenetic analyses of the 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain KOPRI 25157T showed it to belong to the family Oxalobacteraceae of the class Betaproteobacteria, and it formed a distinct clade from other recognized members of the family. DNA G+C content was 65.9 mol%. On the basis of these data, it is proposed that strain KOPRI 25157T is the representative of a novel genus, for which the name Actimicrobium gen. nov. is proposed in the family Oxalobacteraceae. The type strain for Actimicrobium antarcticum sp. nov. is KOPRI 25157T (=JCM 16673T=KCTC 23040T).s for growth on R2A agar were 10？20C, and 5.0？10.0, respectively. Phylogenetic analyses of the 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain KOPRI 25157T showed it to belong to the family Oxalobacteraceae of the class Betaproteobacteria, and it formed a distinct clade from other recognized members of the family. DNA G+C content was 65.9 mol%. On the basis of these data, it is proposed that strain KOPRI 25157T is the representative of a novel genus, for which the name Actimicrobium gen. nov. is proposed in the family Oxalobacteraceae. The type strain for Actimicrobium antarcticum sp. nov. is KOPRI 25157T (=JCM 16673T=KCTC 23040T).