Bombella intestini gen. nov., sp. nov., an acetic acid bacterium isolated from bumble bee crop

Leilei Li, Jessy Praet, Wim Borremans, Olga C. Nunes, Célia M. Manaia, Ilse Cleenwerck, Ivan Meeus, Guy Smagghe, Luc de Vuyst, Peter Vandamme*

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Abstract

In the frame of a bumble bee gut microbiota study, acetic acid bacteria (AAB) were isolated using a combination of direct isolation methods and enrichment procedures. MALDI-TOF MS profiling of the isolates and a comparison of these profiles with profiles of established AAB species identified most isolates asAsaia astilbis or as ‘Commensalibacter intestini’, except for two isolates (R-52486 and LMG 28161T) that showed an identical profile. A nearly complete 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain LMG 28161T was determined and showed the highest pairwise similarity to Saccharibacter floricola S-877T (96.5 %), which corresponded with genus level divergence in the familyAcetobacteraceae. Isolate LMG 28161T was subjected to whole-genome shotgun sequencing; a 16S–23S rRNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequence as well as partial sequences of the housekeeping genes dnaK, groELand rpoB were extracted for phylogenetic analyses. The obtained data confirmed that this isolate is best classified into a new genus in the familyAcetobacteraceae. The DNA G+C content of strain LMG 28161T was 54.9 mol%. The fatty acid compositions of isolates R-52486 and LMG 28161T were similar to those of established AAB species [with C18 : 1ω7c (43.1 %) as the major component], but the amounts of fatty acids such as C19 : 0 cyclo ω8c, C14 : 0and C14 : 0 2-OH enabled to differentiate them. The major ubiquinone was Q-10. Both isolates could also be differentiated from the known genera of AAB by means of biochemical characteristics, such as their inability to oxidize ethanol to acetic acid, negligible acid production from melibiose, and notable acid production from D-fructose, sucrose and D-mannitol. In addition, they produced 2-keto-D-gluconate, but not 5-keto-D-gluconate from D-glucose. Therefore, the name Bombella intestini gen nov., sp. nov. is proposed for this new taxon, with LMG 28161T ( = DSM 28636T = R-52487T) as the type strain of the type species.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)267-273
Number of pages7
JournalInternational Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
Volume65
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2015

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