Genome-based Classification of Paenibacillus Litoralis sp. nov., Isolated from Coastal Soil in Dokdo, Republic of Korea
摘要
A novel bacterial strain, designated MBLB4367T, was isolated from the seacoast soil of Seo-do, Dokdo, Republic of Korea. The strain is Gram-stain-positive, sporulating, and rod-shaped. It grows within a temperature range of 10–45 °C, with an optimum at 30 °C, and thrives at pH 6.0–8.0 (optimum pH 7.0) and NaCl concentrations of 0–2% (w/v), with optimal growth at 0%. Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16 S rRNA gene sequence revealed that strain MBLB4367T was most closely related to Paenibacillus contaminans CKOBP-6T, sharing 98.7% sequence similarity. The predominant fatty acids identified in this strain were anteiso-C15:0 and iso-C15:0, while menaquinone-7 serves as the major respiratory quinone. The polar lipid profile included diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, and phosphatidyl-N-methylethanolamine as the major lipids. The genome of strain MBLB4367T has a size of 8.7 Mb and a G + C content of 52.8%. Comparative genomic analyses, including average nucleotide identity (67.1–81.2%), average amino acid identity (64.1–83.6%), and DNA-DNA hybridization values (21.9–30.0%), confirm that this strain represented a novel species distinct from previously described closely related species of the genus Paenibacillus. Based on polyphasic taxonomic data, strain MBLB4367T is proposed as a novel species within the genus Paenibacillus, for which the name Paenibacillus litoralis sp. nov. The type strain is MBLB4367T (= KCTC 43804T = JCM 37834T).