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Identification of Rare Bacterial Pathogens by 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing and MALDI-TOF MS
Published on: July 11, 2016
Streptomyces sediminimaris sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium with anticancer potential isolated from mangrove
Nuttaporn Emthomya1,2, Chusanajit Chuangrattanawan1,2, Chananan Ngamcharungchit1,2
1Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
Abstract:
Two marine actinomycete-like strains, MCC20T and MCC57, were isolated from Chanthaburi (Thailand) mangrove sediment. Their taxonomic classifications were established through a polyphasic approach. Despite differences in colony morphotypes, genetic and chemotaxonomic analyses confirmed them as the same species within the genus Streptomyces. Both strains contained ll-diaminopimelic acid in their cell wall, with glucose, mannose, ribose and rhamnose identified as whole-cell sugars. Their phospholipid profile comprises phosphatidylethanolamine, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylinositol mannoside. The predominant fatty acids were iso-C15:0, anteiso-C15:0, iso-C16:0 and anteiso-C17:0 with MK-9(H8) as the primary menaquinone, while MK-9(H6) and MK-9(H4) were unique to strain MCC57. Both strains exhibited anticancer activity against colorectal (HCT116) and lung (A549) cancer cells, with strain MCC20T being more potent. Their 16S rRNA gene sequences showed 100% similarity, with 99.2% similarity to Streptomyces fumigatiscleroticus NBRC 12999T. Nevertheless, a phylogenomic tree placed them closer to Streptomyces spinosirectus CRSS-Y-16T, Streptomyces plumbidurans KC 17012T and Streptomyces spinosisporus 7R016T. Nearly 100% average nucleotide identity (ANI) and digital DNA-DNA hybridization (dDDH) values highlighted the identity of strains MCC20T and MCC57, while ANI (89.4%) and dDDH (35.5%) values were well below the respective 95 and 70% thresholds for related species. This supported their novelty. Based on their genotypes and phenotypes, strains MCC20T (=NBRC 117131T=TBRC 19240T) and MCC57 (=NBRC 117132=TBRC 19241) are identified as phenotypic variants of a new species, Streptomyces sediminimaris sp. nov., with strain MCC20T designated as the type strain (~9.2 Mb genome, 72.0 mol% G+C content).
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