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Paracoccus carotinifaciens sp. nov., a new aerobic Gram-negative astaxanthin-producing bacterium

Central Technical Research Laboratory, Nippon Oil Company Ltd, 8 Chidori-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama 231-0815, Japan

Author for correspondence: Akira Tsubokura. Tel: +81 45 625 7171. Fax: +81 45 625 7298. e-mail: tsubokura.akira{at}nisseki.co.jp

ABSTRACT

The strain E-396^T, isolated from soil, was Gram-negative, aerobic, orangepigmented, rod-shaped, motile by peritrichous flagella and astaxanthin-producing. This organism produced carotenoids, mainly astaxanthin, and did not produce bacteriochlorophyll. The ubiquinone system was Q-10. Analysis of the 16S rRNA sequence of strain E-396^Tshowed it to be a member of the -3 subclass of the Proteobacteria, forming a cluster with the species of the genus Paracoccus. On the basis of the production of orange pigments and motility by peritrichous flagella, together with DNA-DNA reassociation data, it is concluded that the new isolate should be classified into a new species of the genus Paracoccus, Paracoccus carotinifaciens sp. nov. The type strain is E-396^T(= IFO 16121^T).

Key Words: Paracoccus • Paracoccus carotinifaciens • Proteobacteria • carotenoid • astaxanthin

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