Abstract
Strains pyc13T and ZGT13 were isolated from Lake Pengyan
and Lake Zigetang on Tibetan Plateau, respectively. Both
strains were Gram-negative, catalase- and oxidase-positive,
aerobic, rod-shaped, nonmotile, and nonflagellated bacteria.
Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences
showed that strains pyc13T and ZGT13 belong to the genus
Halomonas, with Halomonas alkalicola 56-L4-10aEnT as
their closest neighbor, showing 97.4% 16S rRNA gene sequence
similarity. The predominant respiratory quinone of
both strains was Q-9, with Q-8 as a minor component. The
major fatty acids of both strains were C18:1 ω6c/C18:1 ω7c,
C16:1 ω6c/C16:1 ω7c, C16:0, and C12:0 3OH. The polar lipids of
both strains consisted of phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol,
diphosphatidylglycerol, glycolipid, phospholipids
of unknown structure containing glucosamine,
and unidentified phospholipids. The DNA G + C content of
pyc13T and ZGT13 were 62.6 and 63.4 mol%, respectively.
The DNA-DNA hybridization values of strain pyc13T were
34, 41, 61, 35, and 35% with the reference strains H. alkalicola
56-L4-10aEnT, H. sediminicola CPS11T, H. mongoliensis
Z-7009T, H. ventosae Al12T, and H. fontilapidosi 5CRT, respectively.
Phenotypic, biochemical, genotypic, and DNA-DNA
hybridization data showed that strains pyc13T and ZGT13
represent a new species within the genus Halomonas, for
which the name H. tibetensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type
strain is pyc13T (= CGMCC 1.15949T = KCTC 52660T).
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