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Life Science Research Center, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa 252-8510, Japan
Correspondence
Kenji Ueda
ueda{at}brs.nihon-u.ac.jp
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9c and menaquinone-6 was the only respiratory quinone. Zeaxanthin was the major carotenoid pigment produced; flexirubin-type pigments were not produced. Strain TD-ZE3T degraded gelatin, starch and Tween 80. Based on its unique phenotypic, genotypic and phylogenetic features, strain TD-ZE3T represents a novel taxon, for which the name Zeaxanthinibacter enoshimensis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is TD-ZE3T (=NBRC 101990T=CCUG 53613T).
Scanning electron micrographs of cells of strain TD-ZE3T are available as supplementary material in IJSEM Online.
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In order to study the industrial application of microbial carotenoid production, we screened bacterial strains that produce useful carotenoids, including zeaxanthin. Zeaxanthin (3,3'-dihydroxy-
-carotene) is an oxygenated, yellow carotenoid that is found naturally in corn, alfalfa and marigolds (Nelis & De Leenheer, 1989
). This pigment is currently used as an ingredient in feed for fish and poultry, to enhance the pigmentation of animal flesh and egg yolk. In addition, zeaxanthin has a remarkable potential for use in pharmaceuticals as it prevents age-related macular degeneration. Micro-organisms that produce zeaxanthin belong to various taxa; they include Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (Lagarde et al., 2000
), Erwinia herbicola (Hundle et al., 1993
), Paracoccus zeaxanthinifaciens (Berry et al., 2003
; McDermott et al., 1973
) and Sphingobacterium multivorum (Alcantara & Sanchez, 1999
; Rosa-Putra et al., 2001
). Here, we report the isolation and characterization of a novel zeaxanthin-producing marine bacterium that belongs to the family Flavobacteriaceae.
We isolated a new strain, designated TD-ZE3T, by plating a seawater sample collected off the Pacific coastline of Japan near Enoshima Island (Fujisawa, Kanagawa; 35.3° N 139.5° E) on 10 April 2005 onto marine agar 2216 (MA; Difco) and incubating at 30 °C for 48 h. Unless otherwise specified, all characteristics described hereafter are those of cells of strain TD-ZE3T grown on MA for 48 h at 30 °C.
The genomic DNA of strain TD-ZE3T was extracted using a bacterial genomic DNA purification kit (Edge BioSystems) and the nearly complete 16S rRNA gene sequence (1431 bp) was amplified using the bacterial universal primers B8F (5'-AGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAG-3'; nt 827 based on Escherichia coli numbering) and B1492R (5'-GGTTACCTTGTTACGACTT-3'; nt 15081484 based on Escherichia coli numbering). The 16S rRNA gene fragment was sequenced directly using a BigDye Terminator v3.1 Cycle sequencing kit and an ABI 3100 automated DNA sequencer (Applied Biosystems).
A sequence similarity search in the GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ nucleotide sequence databases performed using the program BLASTN (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast/) revealed that strain TD-ZE3T belonged to the family Flavobacteriaceae. A neighbour-joining phylogenetic tree was constructed using the programs CLUSTAL W (Thompson et al., 1994
) and NJ plot (Perriere & Gouy, 1996
). The tree topology was estimated by using a bootstrap analysis (Felsenstein, 1993
) with 1000 resamplings of the dataset. Strain TD-ZE3T formed a clade together with several uncharacterized bacterial strains with sequence similarities of 9598 %. This clade did not cluster robustly with any recognized species or genus. Strain TD-ZE3T shared 90.5 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with Robiginitalea biformata HTCC 2501T without significant bootstrap support (Fig. 1
). Sequence similarities between strain TD-ZE3T and other relatives ranged from 89.2 to 91.3 %; they include Cellulophaga pacifica (91.3 %), Maribacter species (90.290.4 %), Zobellia species (89.289.8 %), Sediminicola luteus (89.8 %) and Arenibacter species (89.689.7 %). A tree based on the maximum-likelihood method showed essentially the same topology (data not shown). The results of the phylogenetic analysis suggest that strain TD-ZE3T represents a novel genus within the family Flavobacteriaceae.
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As no flexirubin-type pigments were detected using the simple KOH test detailed in the minimal standards for describing new taxa of the family (Bernardet et al., 2002
), the yellow pigments were extracted by agitating bacterial cells in methanol on a rotary shaker (100 r.p.m.) at 50 °C in the dark until the cells were bleached, followed by centrifugation at 5000 g for 5 min. The absorbance of the resultant supernatant was determined between
=260 and 700 nm at room temperature using a Hitachi U2000 spectrophotometer. Carotenoid composition was characterized by using HPLC-MS (LCMS-2010EV; Shimadzu) using a Shim-Pack FC-ODS (150x4.6 mm, 5 µm particle size; column temperature 35 °C) and acetonitrile/methanol/tetrahydrofurane (5.8 : 3.5 : 0.7, by vol.) as a mobile phase at a flow rate of 0.8 ml min1. Zeaxanthin was identified from its retention time, absorption spectrum and molecular mass. Commercial zeaxanthin (DHI; Water & Environment) was used as a standard. The menaquinone content was determined by using an HPLC method (Collins, 1994
) with an extract of cells of Cellulophaga lytica as a reference for menaquinone-6 (MK-6; Johansen et al., 1999
). The fatty acid methyl esters of strain TD-ZE3T were extracted and analysed according to the standard protocol of the Sherlock Microbial Identification System (version 5.0; MIDI).
The yellow pigments of strain TD-ZE3T were identified as carotenoids, among which zeaxanthin was predominant [UV-Vis
max of 451 and 476 nm and molecular mass (M+H)+, 569]. MK-6 was found to be the only respiratory quinone. The predominant cellular fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0, iso-C17 : 0 3-OH, iso-C17 : 1
9c, iso-C15 : 1 G, C15 : 0 and an unknown fatty acid with an equivalent chain-length (ECL) of 13.56. These fatty acids represented 77.3 % of the total fatty acids of strain TD-ZE3T. The detailed fatty acid composition of strain TD-ZE3T is shown in Table 2
. It differed from those reported for R. biformata HTCC 2501T by the absence of iso-C15 : 1 and the presence of iso-C15 : 1 G, iso-C17 : 1
9c and ECL 13.56 (Table 2
). Strain TD-ZE3T differed from members of all related genera except Muricauda species by the absence of iso-C15 : 1.
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Based on the results of the 16S rRNA gene-based phylogenetic analysis and on the above-mentioned phenotypic features, we conclude that strain TD-ZE3T represents a novel genus within the family Flavobacteriaceae, for which we propose the name Zeaxanthinibacter enoshimensis gen. nov., sp. nov.
Description of Zeaxanthinibacter gen. nov.
Zeaxanthinibacter (Ze.a.xan'thi.ni.bac'ter. N.L. neut. n. zeaxanthinum zeaxanthin; N.L. masc. n. bacter from Gr. n. bakterion rod; N.L. masc. n. Zeaxanthinibacter zeaxanthin-producing rod-like bacterium).
Gram-negative, non-spore-forming rods and motile by gliding. Strictly aerobic. Catalase- and oxidase-positive. MK-6 is the only respiratory quinone. Carotenoid pigments are produced, but not flexirubin-type pigments. The G+C content of the type strain of the type species is 46.5 mol%. The type species is Zeaxanthinibacter enoshimensis.
Description of Zeaxanthinibacter enoshimensis sp. nov.
Zeaxanthinibacter enoshimensis (en.o.shi.men'sis. N.L. masc. adj. enoshimensis pertaining to Enoshima Island in Japan, where the type strain was isolated).
Displays the following characteristics in addition to those given in the genus description. Cells are 0.20.4 µm in width and 1.23.9 µm in length; some cells show the presence of vesicle-like microstructures. On MA, colonies (2.04.0 mm in diameter) are convex, translucent, shiny and smooth and contain non-diffusible yellow carotenoid pigments with zeaxanthin as the major component. Growth occurs at 16.040.0 °C (optimum, 28.030.0 °C) and at pH 5.511.0 (optimum, 7.08.0). Optimal growth occurs in the presence of 4 % (w/v) NaCl; growth is inhibited in the absence of NaCl and in the presence of >8 % (w/v) NaCl. Aesculin, Tween 80, gelatin and starch are hydrolysed, but agar, DNA, casein, cellulose, chitin and urea are not. Indole and H2S are not produced. Nitrate is not reduced.
-Galactosidase activity is positive. Tryptophan deaminase, lysine decarboxylase, ornithine decarboxylase, tryptophan deaminase and urease activities are negative. Acid is produced from glucose, mannose, methyl
-D-mannoside, methyl
-D-glucoside, aesculin, cellobiose, maltose, lactose, melibiose, sucrose, trehalose, melezitose, raffinose, arabinose and D-turanose. Glucose, maltose, mannose, mannitol, N-acetylglucosamine and gluconate are assimilated, but arabinose, capric acid, adipic acid, malate, trisodium citrate and phenylacetic acid are not. Predominant cellular fatty acids (representing 77.3 % of the total fatty acids) are iso-C15 : 0, iso-C17 : 0 3-OH, iso-C17 : 1
9c, iso-C15 : 1 G, C15 : 0 and an unknown fatty acid with an ECL of 13.56. The DNA G+C content of the type strain is 46.5 mol%.
The type strain, TD-ZE3T (=NBRC 101990T=CCUG 53613T), was isolated from a shallow seawater sample collected off the Pacific coastline of Japan near Enoshima Island.
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