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Int J Syst Bacteriol

Title:		"Alcanivorax borkumensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new, hydrocarbon-degrading and surfactant-producing marine bacterium"
Author(s):		Yakimov MM; Golyshin PN; Lang S; Moore ER; Abraham WR; Lunsdorf H; Timmis KN;
Address:		"Division of Microbiology, GBF National Research Centre for Biotechnology, Braunschweig, Germany"
Journal Title:		Int J Syst Bacteriol
Year:		1998
Volume:		48 Pt 2
Issue:
Page Number:		339 - 348
DOI:		10.1099/00207713-48-2-339
ISSN/ISBN:		0020-7713 (Print) 0020-7713 (Linking)
Abstract:		"During screening for biosurfactant-producing, n-alkane-degrading marine bacteria, six heterotrophic bacterial strains were isolated from enriched mixed cultures, obtained from sea water/sediment samples collected near the isle of Borkum (North Sea), using Mihagol-S (C14,15-n-alkanes) as principal carbon source. These Gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria use a limited number of organic compounds, including aliphatic hydrocarbons, volatile fatty acids, and pyruvate and its methyl ether. During cultivation on n-alkanes as sole source of carbon and energy, all strains produced both extracellular and cell-bound surface-active glucose lipids which reduced the surface tension of water from 72 to 29 mN m-1 (16). This novel class of glycolipids was found to be produced only by these strains. The 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that these strains are all members of the gamma-subclass of the Proteobacteria. Their phospholipids ester-linked fatty acid composition was shown to be similar to that of members of the genus Halmonas, although they did not demonstrate a close phylogenetic relationship to any previously described species. On the basis of the information summarized above, a new genus and species, Alcanivorax borkumensis, is described to include these bacteria. Strain SK2T is the type strain of A. borkumensis"
Keywords:		"Base Composition Base Sequence DNA, Bacterial Gram-Negative Bacteria/*classification/genetics/physiology/ultrastructure Molecular Sequence Data Phenotype Phylogeny Seawater/microbiology Surface-Active Agents/metabolism;"
Notes:		"MedlineYakimov, M M Golyshin, P N Lang, S Moore, E R Abraham, W R Lunsdorf, H Timmis, K N eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 1998/09/10 Int J Syst Bacteriol. 1998 Apr; 48 Pt 2:339-48. doi: 10.1099/00207713-48-2-339"