Tariq Ahmad, Sidra Erum Ishaq, Lewen Liang, Jialin Hou, Ruize Xie, Yijing Dong, Tiantian Yu, Fengping Wang
In this study we describe the first cultured representative of Candidatus Synoicihabitans genus, a novel strain designated as LMO-M01T , isolated from deep-sea sediment of South China Sea. This bacterium is a facultative aerobe, Gram-negative, non-motile, and has a globular-shaped morphology, with light greenish, small, and circular colonies. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequences of strain LMO-M01T showed less than 93% similarity to its closest cultured members. Furthermore, employing advanced phylogenomic methods such as comparative genome analysis, average nucleotide identity (ANI), average amino acids identity (AAI), and digital DNA-DNA hybridization (dDDH), placed this novel species within the candidatus genus Synoicihabitans of the family Opitutaceae, Phylum Verrucomicrobiota...
February 5, 2024: Systematic and Applied Microbiology