Agromonas oligotrophica gen. nov., sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing oligotrophic bacterium |
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Authors: | Hiroyuki Ohta Tsutomu Hattori |
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Institution: | 1. Institute for Agricultural Research, Tohoku University, 1-1, Katahira 2-chome, 980, Sendai, Japan
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Abstract: | Phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characteristics of five isolates of acetylenereducing (nitrogen-fixing) oligotrophic bacteria from a paddy soil were investigated. They showed similar phenotypic characteristics: they were aerobic, asporogenous, gram-negative, motile by a polar flagellum, and irregular rods. On full strength nutrient broth (NB) growth was severely suppressed, but well supported on 10-to 10000-fold diluted NB. They consumed glucose but produced no acid, and also utilized phenolic acids such as ferulic acid or p-coumaric acid. The cellular fatty acid composition, quinone system and DNA base composition of the isolates were investigated. Cellular fatty acids mainly consisted of straightchain unsaturated C18 : 1 (62–81% of total fatty acids). Ubiquinone Q-10 and a high guanine-plus-cytosine content (65.1–66.0 mol%) were found. The taxonomic status of the isolates is discussed and a new genus, Agromonas, with a single species Agromonas oligotrophica sp. nov., is proposed for these isolates. The type strain of A. oligotrophica is JCM 1494. |
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