Marmoricola aquaticus sp nov., an actinomycete isolated from a marine sponge

Author(s)

Afonso de Menezes, Claudia Beatriz ; Tonin, Mariana Ferreira ; Silva, Leonardo Jose ; de Souza, Wallace Rafael ; Parma, Marcia ; de Melo, Ltamar Soares ; Zucchi, Tiago Domingues ; Lanza Destefano, Suzete Aparecida ; Fantinatti-Garboggini, Fabiana

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY; v. 65, p. 6-pg., 2015-07-01.

Abstract

A novel marine actinomycete, designated B374(T), was isolated from a marine sponge, Glodia corticostylifera, which was collected from Sao Paulo, Brasil. The taxonomic position of B374(T) was established by using data derived from a polyphasic approach. The organism showed a combination of chemotaxonomic and morphological characteristics consistent with its classification in the genus Marmoricola and it formed a distinct phyletic line in the clade of the genus Marmoricola, based on 16S rRNA gene sequences. Strain B374(T) was most closely related to Marmoricola aequoreus SST-45(T) (98.5 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity), but was distinguished from this strain and from the other type strains of species of the genus Marmoricola on the basis of a combination of phenotypic properties. The data obtained, therefore, indicates that isolate B374(T) (=CBMAI 1089(T)=DSM 28169(T)) should be classified as a novel species of the genus Marmoricola, for which the name Marmoricola aquaticus sp. nov. is proposed. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 09/13778-4 - Polyphasic taxonomy with emphasis on Multilocus Sequence Analysis (MLSA) and bioprospecting of bioactive compounds from actinomycetes isolated from marine environment
• Grantee: Cláudia Beatriz Afonso de Menezes
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate