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Lactiplantibacillus koreensis sp. nov. and Lactiplantibacillus kimchii sp. nov., isolated from kimchi, a traditional Korean fermented food: Min Ji Lee, Jisu Lee, Sohee Nam, Mi-Ja Jung, Yeon Bee Kim, Yujin Kim, Jeong Ui Yun, Seong Woon Roh, Tae Woong Whon, Che Ok Jeon, Se Hee Lee; J. Microbiol. 2025;63(11):e2507007. Published online November 30, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.71150/jm.2507007

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Abstract PDF Supplementary Material: Two Gram-stain-positive, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped, and non-motile lactic acid bacterial strains, designated as strains CBA3605^T and CBA3606^T, were isolated from kimchi, a traditional Korean fermented food. Both strains were oxidase- and catalase-negative, non-spore-forming, non-hemolytic, and non-gas-producing. Optimal growth conditions for the two strains were observed at 30°C, pH 5.0, and 0% NaCl. The two genomes were composed of a circular chromosome and three plasmids and the DNA G + C content of 43.0%, respectively. Strains CBA3605^T and CBA3606^T were most closely related to Lactiplantibacillus (Lp.) pingfangensis 382-1^T with 16S rRNA sequence similarity of 99.4% and 99.1%, respectively. However, the orthologous average nucleotide identities between CBA3605^T and CBA3606^T were 91.7%, and those with strain 382-1^T were 76.9% and 76.5%, respectively. Digital DNA–DNA hybridization values between CBA3605^T and CBA3606^T were 45.0%, and those with strain 382-1^T were 21.4% and 21.0%, respectively. The major fatty acids detected in both strains included C_16:0, C_18:1 ω9c, and summed features 7 (C_19:1 ω7c, C_19:1 ω6c, C_19:0 cyclo ω10c, and/or C_19:0 ω6c). The peptidoglycan of both strains CBA3605^T and CBA3606^T contained meso-diaminopimelic acid and was classified as A4α type (L-Lys–D-Asp). In polar lipid analyses, only strain CBA3605^T contained aminophosphoglycolipid, which was absent in CBA3606^T, although both strains harbored same major polar lipids (diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, and phosphatidylethanolamine). Based on phenotypic, phylogenetic, genomic, biochemical, and chemotaxonomic analyses, strains CBA3605^T and CBA3606^T represent two novel species of the genus Lactiplantibacillus, for which the names Lactiplantibacillus koreensis sp. nov. and Lactiplantibacillus kimchii sp. nov. are proposed, with CBA3605^T (= KACC 81073BP^T = JCM 37965^T), and CBA3606^T (= KACC 81074BP^T = JCM 37966^T) as the type strains.

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Sala cibi gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from solar salt: Hye Seon Song , Juseok Kim , Yeon Bee Kim , Se Hee Lee , Tae Woong Whon , Seong Woon Roh; J. Microbiol. 2022;60(9):899-904. Published online July 14, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-022-2137-5

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Two novel halophilic archaeal strains, CBA1133T and CBA- 1134, were isolated from solar salt in South Korea. The 16S rRNA gene sequences of the isolates were identical to each other and were closely related to the genera Natronomonas (92.3–93.5%), Salinirubellus (92.2%), Halomarina (91.3– 92.0%), and Haloglomus (91.4%). The isolated strains were coccoid, Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, oxidase-positive, and catalase-negative. Growth occurred under temperatures of 25–50°C (optimum, 45°C), NaCl levels of 10–30% (optimum, 15%), pH levels of 6.0–8.5 (optimum, 7.0), and MgCl2 concentrations of 0–500 mM (optimum, 100 mM). Digital DNADNA hybridization values between the strains and related genera ranged from 18.3% to 22.7%. The major polar lipids of the strains were phosphatidyl glycerol, phosphatidyl glycerol phosphate methyl ester, and phosphatidyl glycerol sulfate. Genomic, phenotypic, physiological, and biochemical analyses of the isolates revealed that they represent a novel genus and species in the family Halobacteriaceae. The type strain is CBA1133T (= KACC 22148T = JCM 34265T), for which the name Sala cibi gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed.

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Two Gram-stain-positive, oxidase-negative, catalase-positive, and coccus-shaped bacterial strains, designated CBA3104T and CBA3105T, were isolated from kimchi. Strain CBA3104T and CBA3105T grew at 10–35°C (optimum, 25°C and 30°C, respectively), at pH 6.0–8.5 (optimum, pH 6.5), and in the presence of 0–15% (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 5%). A phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain CBA3104T formed a distinct phylogenetic lineage within the genus Brachybacterium whereas strain CBA3105T was closely positioned with Brachybacterium halotolerans MASK1Z-5T. The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity between strains CBA3104T and CBA3105T was 99.9%, but ANI and dDDH values between strains CBA3104T and CBA3105T were 93.61% and 51.5%, respectively. Strain CBA3104T showed lower ANI and dDDH values than species delineation against three closely related strains and type species of the genus Brachybacterium, however, strain CBA3105T showed 96.63% ANI value and 69.6% dDDH value with Brachybacterium halotolerans MASK1Z-5T. Among biochemical analysis results, strain CBA3104T could uniquely utilize bromo-succinic acid whereas only strain CBA3105T was positive for alkaline phosphatase and α-fucosidase among two novel strains, closely related strains, and type species of the genus Brachybacterium. Compared with strain CBA3105T and Brachybacterium halotolerans JCM 34339T, strain CBA3105T was differentially positive for acid production of D-arabinose, D-adonitol, and potassium 5-ketogluconate and enzyme activity of β-glucuronidase. Both strains contained menaquinone-7 as the dominant quinone. The cell-wall peptidoglycan of two novel strains contained meso-diaminopimelic acid. The major fatty acids of strains CBA3104T and CBA3105T were anteiso-C15:0, anteiso-C17:0, and iso-C16:0. The major polar lipids of both strains were phosphatidylglycerol and diphosphatidylglycerol. Strain CBA3104T possessed a uniquely higher abundance of tRNA (97 tRNAs) than four Brachybacterium strains used for comparative taxonomic analysis (54–62 tRNAs). Both the CBA3104T and CBA3105T strain harbored various oxidoreductase, transferase, hydrolase, and lyase as strain-specific functional genes compared to closely related strains and Brachybacterium type species. The results of biochemical/physiological, chemotaxonomic, and genomic analyses demonstrated that strains CBA3104T and CBA3105T represent a novel species of the genus Brachybacterium and a novel subspecies of B. halotolerans, respectively, for which the names Brachybacterium kimchii sp. nov. and B. halotolerans subsp. kimchii subsp. nov. are proposed. The type strains of the novel species and the novel subspecies are CBA3104T (= KCCM 43417T = JCM 34759T) and CBA3105T (= KCCM 43418T = JCM 34760T), respectively.

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