Open AccessBacillus funiculus sp. nov., novel filamentous isolates from activated sludge.
Author(s) -
Vasudevan P. Ajithkumar,
Bindu Ajithkumar,
Ryozo Iriye,
Tadashi Sakai
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
international journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1466-5034
pISSN - 1466-5026
DOI - 10.1099/00207713-52-4-1141
Subject(s) - biology , phylogenetic tree , 16s ribosomal rna , strain (injury) , bacillus (shape) , microbiology and biotechnology , endospore , budding , gene , bacillaceae , spore , bacteria , botany , genetics , bacillus subtilis , anatomy
A novel filamentous Bacillus strain, NAF001T, was reported previously that produces endospores and spore-like resting cells; the latter outgrow by budding. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rDNA gene sequences reported in the same paper speculated on the proposal of a novel species for this isolate. This communication describes the DNA-DNA relatedness of strain NAF001T to various members of the genus Bacillus and its whole-cell fatty acid and quinone profiles, in order to authenticate the creation of a novel species, for which the name Bacillus funiculus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is NAF001T (= JCM 11201T = CIP 107128T). Further, features of the binding points between filaments of strain NAF001T that enable it to form extremely long filaments are captured by electron microscopy.