Abstract
Three novel halophilic archaea were isolated from seawater and sediment near Yeoungheungdo Island, Republic of Korea. The genome size and G + C content of the isolates MBLA0076T, MBLA0077T, and MBLA0078T were 3.56, 3.48, and 3.48 Mb and 61.7, 60.8, and 61.1 mol%, respectively. The three strains shared 98.5–99.5 % sequence similarity of the 16 S rRNA gene, whereas their sequence similarity to the 16 S rRNA gene of type strains was below 98.5 %. Phylogenetic analysis based on sequences of the 16 S rRNA and RNA polymerase subunit beta genes indicated that the isolates belonged to the genus Haloferax. The orthologous average nucleotide identity, average amino-acid identity, and in silico DNA-DNA hybridization values were below species delineation thresholds. Pan-genomic analysis indicated that the three novel strains and 11 reference strains had 8981 pan-orthologous groups in total. Fourteen Haloferax strains shared 1766 core pan-genome orthologous groups, which were mainly related to amino acid transport and metabolism. Cells of the three isolates were gram-negative, motile, red-pink pigmented, and pleomorphic. The strains grew optimally at 30 °C (MBLA0076T) and 40 °C (MBLA0077T, MBLA0078T) in the presence of 1.28 M (MBLA0077T) and 1.7 M (MBLA0076T, MBLA0078T) NaCl and 0.1 M (MBLA0077T), 0.2 M (MBLA0076T), and 0.3 M (MBLA0078T) MgCl2·6H2O at pH 7.0–8.0. Cells of all isolates lysed in distilled water; the minimum NaCl concentration necessary to prevent lysis was 0.43 M. The major polar lipids of the three strains were phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol phosphate methyl ester, and sulphated diglycosyl archaeol-1. Based on their phenotypic and genotypic properties, MBLA0076T, MBLA0077T, and MBLA0078T were described as novel species of Haloferax, for which we propose the names Haloferax litoreum sp. nov., Haloferax marinisediminis sp. nov., and Haloferax marinum sp. nov., respectively. The respective type strains of these species are MBLA0076T (= KCTC 4288T = JCM 34,169T), MBLA0077T (= KCTC 4289T = JCM 34,170T), and MBLA0078T (= KCTC 4290T = JCM 34,171T).
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The GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession numbers for the genome sequences of strains MBLA0076T, MBLA0077T, and MBLA0078T are WKJO00000000, WKJP00000000 and WKJQ00000000, respectively. All data generated or analysed during this study are also included in this published article and its supplementary information files.
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Cho, ES., Cha, IT., Roh, S.W. et al. Haloferax litoreum sp. nov., Haloferax marinisediminis sp. nov., and Haloferax marinum sp. nov., low salt-tolerant haloarchaea isolated from seawater and sediment. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 114, 2065–2082 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10482-021-01661-0
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