Strain KD21T, isolated from the fecal sample of a healthy female volunteer, is a strictly anaerobic, non-motile, Gram-staining-positive, saccharolytic small rod that does not produce spores. Strain KD21T was able to grow in the range of temperature 28°C–37°C (optimum, 37 °C), pH 6.0–8.0 (optimum, pH 7.0), and with 0–5.0 g/l NaCl (optimum, 0 g/l NaCl). Bacteria cells reduced nitrates to nitrites. Its major fatty acids were C18:1ω9c, C16:0, C18:0, and summed in feature 8 (C18:1ω7c and/or C18:1ω6c). 16S rRNA gene phylogenetic analysis revealed that KD21T is a member of the genus Tractidigestivibacter and is distinct from any species with validly published names. The sequence showed 98.48% similarity with T. scatoligenes SK9K4T. The DNA G + C content of strain KD21T was 62.6 mol%. The DNA–DNA hybridization and OrthoANI values between strain KD21T and T. scatoligenes SK9K4T were 40.2% and 90.2%, respectively. Differences in phenotypic, phylogenetic, chemotaxonomic, and genomic characteristics indicated that strain KD21T represents a novel species within the genus Tractidigestivibacter. The name T. montrealensis sp. nov. is proposed and the type strain is KD21T (= CSUR Q8103T = DSM 115111T).
- Award ID(s):
- 1856091
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10402180
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- PeerJ
- Volume:
- 10
- ISSN:
- 2167-8359
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- e14211
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- National Science Foundation
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