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A red-pigmented, Gram-reaction-negative, aerobic bacterial strain, designated No.164T, was isolated from sediment sample from the alkaline Lake Elmenteita located in the Kenyan Rift Valley. Results of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that the isolate belonged to the genus Belliella, with the highest sequence similarity (97%) to Belliella pelovolcani DSM 46698T. Optimal growth temperature was 30-35°C, at pH 7.0-12.0 in the presence of 0-4% (w/v) NaCl. Flexirubins were absent. The respiratory menaquinone (MK-7), predominant cellular fatty acids (iso-C15:0, anteiso-C15:0 and a mixture of C16:1ω7c and/or iso-C15:0 2-OH) and DNA G + C content (38.1 mol%) of strain No.164T were consistent with those of other members of the genus Belliella. The polar lipids consisted of phosphatidylethanolamine, eight unspecified lipids and one unspecified phospholipid. Several phenotypic characteristics can be used to differentiate this isolate from those of other Belliella species. The polyphasic data presented in this study indicated that this isolate should be classified to represent a novel species in the genus Belliella. The name Belliella kenyensis sp. nov. is therefore proposed; the type strain is strain No.164T (= DSM 46651 = CECT 8551).
Author(s): Akhwale JK, Goker M, Rohde M, Schumann P, Klenk HP, Boga HI
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
Year: 2015
Volume: 65
Issue: 2
Pages: 457-462
Print publication date: 01/02/2015
Online publication date: 10/11/2014
Acceptance date: 05/11/2014
ISSN (print): 1466-5026
ISSN (electronic): 1466-5034
Publisher: Society for General Microbiology
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.066951-0
DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.066951-0
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