Paenibacillus antarcticus sp. nov., a novel psychrotolerant organism from the Antarctic environment

Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2004 Sep;54(Pt 5):1521-1526. doi: 10.1099/ijs.0.63078-0.

Abstract

An endospore-forming strain, 20CMT, was isolated from Antarctic sediment and identified as a member of the genus Paenibacillus on the basis of phenotypic and phylogenetic analyses. The organism stained Gram-variable and was facultatively anaerobic. Strain 20CMT was psychrotolerant, growing optimally at 10-15 degrees C. Like other Paenibacillus species, it contained anteiso-C(15 : 0) as the major cellular fatty acid. The DNA G + C content was 40.7 mol%. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis placed strain 20CMT within the Paenibacillus cluster, with a similarity value of 99.5 % to Paenibacillus macquariensis DSM 2T. DNA-DNA hybridization experiments between the Antarctic isolate and P. macquariensis DSM 2T revealed a reassociation value of 47 %, indicating that strain 20CMT and P. macquariensis DSM 2T belong to different species. Based on evaluation of morphological, physiological, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic analyses, a novel species, Paenibacillus antarcticus sp. nov., is proposed; the type strain is 20CMT (= LMG 22078T = CECT 5836T).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anaerobiosis
  • Antarctic Regions
  • Bacterial Typing Techniques
  • Base Composition
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / isolation & purification
  • DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal / isolation & purification
  • Fatty Acids / analysis
  • Fatty Acids / isolation & purification
  • Genes, rRNA
  • Geologic Sediments / microbiology*
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / classification*
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / isolation & purification*
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / physiology
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Nucleic Acid Hybridization
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Temperature

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • Fatty Acids
  • RNA, Bacterial
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AJ605292