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Trabulsiella odontotermitis sp. nov., isolated from the gut of the termite Odontotermes formosanus Shiraki

¹ Department of Soil Environmental Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
² Department of Seafood Science, National Kaohsiung Marine University, 142 Hai-Chuan Rd, Nan-Tzu, Kaohsiung City 811, Taiwan

Correspondence
Wen-Ming Chen
p62365{at}ms28.hinet.net

Bacterial strains Eant 3-9^T and Eant 3-3, isolated from the gut of the termite Odontotermes formosanus, were characterized using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. Cells of these organisms were Gram-negative, non-pigmented, rod-shaped, non-endospore-forming and facultatively anaerobic. Phenotypic, physiological and genetic characteristics of the two strains were highly similar. Phylogenetic analyses using 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain Eant 3-9^T formed a monophyletic branch towards the periphery of the evolutionary radiation occupied by the genus Trabulsiella; its closest neighbour was Trabulsiella guamensis DSM 16940^T (98.1 % similarity). Genomic DNA–DNA relatedness between strains Eant 3-9^T and Eant 3-3 was 96±4 %, indicating that they belong to a single species. Eant 3-9^T displayed DNA–DNA relatedness values of 48±5 and 14±3 % with T. guamensis DSM 16940^T and Salmonella typhimurium ATCC 13311^T, respectively, indicating that Eant 3-9^T warrants novel species status in the genus Trabulsiella. Eant 3-9^T and Eant 3-3 could be further distinguished from T. guamensis DSM 16940^T using whole-cell protein profiles and a range of physiological and biochemical characteristics. It is evident from genotypic and phenotypic data that Eant 3-9^T represents a novel species in the genus Trabulsiella, for which the name Trabulsiella odontotermitis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is Eant 3-9^T (=BCRC 17577^T=LMG 23580^T); Eant 3-3 is a reference strain.

Electrophoretic protein patterns of the novel strains and related bacteria and tables showing phenotypic characteristics and antibiograms of members of the genus Trabulsiella are available as supplementary material in IJSEM Online.