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sp. nov., an autotrophic ammonia-oxidizing archaeon of phylum isolated from coastal eelgrass sediments of Japan No Access

Abstract

A novel mesophilic and aerobic ammonia-oxidizing archaeon of the phylum , strain NM25, was isolated from coastal eelgrass zone sediment sampled in Shimoda (Japan). The cells were rod-shaped with an S-layer cell wall. The temperature range for growth was 20–37 °C, with an optimum at 30 °C. The pH range for growth was pH 6.1–7.7, with an optimum at pH 7.1. The salinity range for growth was 5–40 %, with an optimum range of 15–32 %. Cells obtained energy from ammonia oxidation and used bicarbonate as a carbon source. Utilization of urea was not observed for energy generation and growth. Strain NM25 required a hydrogen peroxide scavenger, such as α-ketoglutarate, pyruvate or catalase, for sustained growth on ammonia. Growth of strain NM25 was inhibited by addition of low concentrations of some organic compounds and organic mixtures, including complete inhibition by glycerol, peptone and yeast extract. Phylogenetic analysis of four concatenated housekeeping genes (16S rRNA, , and ) and concatenated AmoA, AmoB, AmoC amino acid sequences indicated that the isolate is similar to members of the genus . The closest relative is PS0 with sequence similarities of 99.5 % for the 16S rRNA gene and 97.2 % for the gene. Genome relatedness between strain NM25 and PS0 was assessed by average nucleotide identity and digital DNA–DNA hybridization, giving results of 85.4 and 40.2 %, respectively. On the basis of phenotypic, genotypic and phylogenetic data, strain NM25 represents a novel species of the genus , for which the name sp. nov, is proposed. The type strain is NM25 (=NBRC 111181=ATCC TSD-147).

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Keyword(s): ammonia-oxidizing archaea , amoA , brackish , nitrification , Nitrosopumilus ureiphilus and Thaumarchaeota
Funding
This study was supported by the:
  • Dimensions of Biodiversity Program (Award OCE-1046017)
    • Principle Award Recipient: DavidA. Stahl
  • United States National Science Foundation (Award MCB-0604448)
    • Principle Award Recipient: DavidA. Stahl
  • JSPS (Award 21770028)
    • Principle Award Recipient: TatsunoriNakagawa
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Nitrosopumilus zosterae sp. nov., an autotrophic ammonia-oxidizing archaeon of phylum Thaumarchaeota isolated from coastal eelgrass sediments of Japan
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