| phylogenetic position of chitinophaga pinensis in the flexibacter-bacteroides-cytophaga phylum. | comparison of the 16s rrna gene sequence determined for chitinophaga pinensis showed that this species is most closely related to flexibacter filiformis in the flexibacter-bacteroides-cytophaga phylum. these two chitinolytic bacteria, which are characterized by transformation into spherical bodies on ageing, belong to a strongly supported lineage that also includes cytophaga arvensicola, flavobacterium ferrugineum and flexibacter sancti. the lineage is distinct from the microcyst-forming species ... | 1999 | 10319467 |
| polyamine distribution profiles in the eighteen genera phylogenetically located within the flavobacterium-flexibacter-cytophaga complex. | cellular polyamines of eighteen genera belonging to the flavobacterium-flexibacter-cytophaga complex were analysed by ion exchange liquid chromatography. homospermidine was the major polyamine in the genera bergeyella, riemerella, ornithobacterium, weeksella, capnocytophaga, polaribacter and psychroflexus belonging to the family flavobacteriaceae. in the family spirosomaceae, runella, spirosoma and flectobacillus species contained spermidine whereas cyclobacterium species contained homospermidin ... | 2001 | 11491527 |
| transfer of [flexibacter] sancti, [flexibacter] filiformis, [flexibacter] japonensis and [cytophaga] arvensicola to the genus chitinophaga and description of chitinophaga skermanii sp. nov. | analysis of the 16s rrna gene sequences of species currently assigned to the genus flexibacter has shown extensive intrageneric phylogenetic heterogeneity. it has been shown in previous studies that the species [flexibacter] sancti, [flexibacter] filiformis and [flexibacter] japonensis were most closely related to chitinophaga pinensis. in addition, [cytophaga] arvensicola and species of the genus terrimonas also clustered into this phylogenetic group. although the similarities of 16s rrna gene ... | 2006 | 16957125 |
| isolation of aerobic, gliding, xylanolytic and laminarinolytic bacteria from acidic sphagnum peatlands and emended description of chitinophaga arvensicola kampfer et al. 2006. | four aerobic, heterotrophic, yellow-pigmented and flexirubin-producing bacterial strains with gliding motility were isolated from acidic sphagnum-dominated wetlands of northern russia. these bacteria are capable of degrading xylan, laminarin and some other polysaccharides, but not cellulose, pectin or chitin. the four strains possess almost identical 16s rrna gene sequences and are most closely related (98.9-99.5 % sequence similarity) to the recently reclassified species of the phylum bacteroid ... | 2006 | 17158974 |
| chitinophaga ginsengisegetis sp. nov. and chitinophaga ginsengisoli sp. nov., isolated from soil of a ginseng field in south korea. | two novel strains belonging to the phylum bacteroidetes [formerly the cytophaga-flexibacter-bacteroides (cfb) group], designated gsoil 040(t) and gsoil 052(t), were isolated from the soil of a ginseng field in pocheon province, south korea. a polyphasic approach was used to characterize the taxonomic position of the novel strains. both strains were gram-negative, aerobic, non-motile, non-spore-forming and rod-shaped. phylogenetic analysis based on 16s rrna gene sequences indicated that the novel ... | 2007 | 17625164 |
| chitinophaga terrae sp. nov., isolated from soil. | a novel strain, designated kp01(t), belonging to the class sphingobacteria (phylum bacteroidetes) was isolated from soil in south korea and was characterized taxonomically using a polyphasic approach. the strain was found to comprise gram-negative, aerobic, non-motile, non-spore-forming rods. a phylogenetic analysis based on 16s rrna gene sequences indicated that the strain belonged to the genus chitinophaga but was clearly separated from established chitinophaga species. the 16s rrna gene seque ... | 2007 | 17684244 |
| segetibacter koreensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the phylum bacteroidetes, isolated from the soil of a ginseng field in south korea. | a novel strain, designated gsoil 664(t), isolated from the soil of a ginseng field in south korea, was characterized by a polyphasic approach to clarify its taxonomic position. the isolate was gram-negative, strictly aerobic, heterotrophic, non-motile, non-spore-forming and possessed rod-shaped cells. phylogenetic analysis based on 16s rrna gene sequences indicated that the novel isolate formed a cluster with several uncultured bacterial clones and with the established genera terrimonas, niastel ... | 2007 | 17684266 |
| flavisolibacter ginsengiterrae gen. nov., sp. nov. and flavisolibacter ginsengisoli sp. nov., isolated from ginseng cultivating soil. | two strains (gsoil 492(t) and gsoil 643(t)) isolated in pocheon province, south korea, from soil used for ginseng cultivation were characterized using a polyphasic approach. both isolates comprised gram-negative, aerobic, non-motile, rod-shaped bacteria. they had similar chemotaxonomic characteristics, e.g. containing mk-7 as the major quinone, having a dna g+c content in the range 42.5-43.3 mol% and possessing iso-c(15 : 0) and iso-c(17 : 0) 3-oh as the major fatty acids. a phylogenetic analysi ... | 2007 | 17684267 |
| chitinophaga soli sp. nov. and chitinophaga terrae sp. nov., isolated from soil of a ginseng field in pocheon province, korea. | two novel strains of the cytophaga-flexibacter-bacteroides (cfb) group, designated gsoil 219" and gsoil 2381, were isolated from soil of a ginseng field of pocheon province in korea. both strains were gram-negative, aerobic, nonmotile, nonspore-forming, and rod-shaped. phylogenetic analysis based on 16s rrna gene sequences indicated that both isolates belong to the genus chitinophaga but were clearly separated from established species of this genus. the sequence similarities between strain gsoil ... | 2007 | 18051289 |
| distantly sampled soils carry few species in common. | the bacterial phylogenetic structure of soils from four distinctly different sites in south and north america was analyzed. one hundred and thirty-nine thousand sequences of the v9 region of the small subunit of the bacterial ribosomal rna gene generated for a previous study were used for this work. whereas the previous work estimated levels of species richness, this study details the degree of bacterial community overlap between the four soils. sequences from the four soils were classified and ... | 2008 | 18528413 |
| filimonas lacunae gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the phylum bacteroidetes isolated from fresh water. | a gram-negative, strictly aerobic, motile, filamentous and viscous exopolymer-producing bacterium, designated strain yt21(t), was isolated from fresh water. phylogenetic analysis of the 16s rrna gene sequence indicated that strain yt21(t) lies within a cluster containing the established genera segetibacter, terrimonas, niastella and chitinophaga in the phylum bacteroidetes. however, the isolate represented a lineage distinct from these genera, with sequence similarities ranging from 88.9 to 91.8 ... | 2009 | 19406807 |
| chitinophaga niabensis sp. nov. and chitinophaga niastensis sp. nov., isolated from soil. | two yellow-coloured bacterial strains, designated js13-10(t) and js16-4(t), were isolated from soil from jeju island, republic of korea. on the basis of 16s rrna gene sequence analysis, the strains were found to be affiliated with members of the genus chitinophaga. phenotypically, the novel strains were identified as being different from each other and from recognized species of the genus chitinophaga. dna-dna hybridization tests between the two novel strains and closely related chitinophaga ref ... | 2009 | 19502299 |
| worldwide prevalence of class 2 integrases outside the clinical setting is associated with human impact. | an inti-targeted pcr assay was optimized to evaluate the frequency of partial class 2-like integrases relative to putative, environmental inti elements in clone libraries generated from 17 samples that included various terrestrial, marine, and deep-sea habitats with different exposures to human influence. we identified 169 unique inti phylotypes (< or =98% amino acid identity) relative to themselves and with respect to those previously described. among these, six variants showed an undescribed, ... | 2009 | 19502434 |
| chitinophaga terrae bacteremia in human. | | 2009 | 19624942 |
| chitinophaga rupis sp. nov., isolated from soil. | a gram-negative, rod-shaped, deep yellow-pigmented bacterium, designated strain cs5-b1(t), was isolated from a soil sample collected from a cliff on mara island, south-west of jeju, republic of korea. comparative 16s rrna gene sequence analysis showed that strain cs5-b1(t) fell within the radiation of the genus chitinophaga with the closest relative being chitinophaga japonensis ifo 16041(t) (97.2 % sequence similarity). levels of 16s rrna gene sequence similarity between strain cs5-b1(t) and ot ... | 2009 | 19628608 |
| parasegetibacter luojiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the phylum bacteroidetes isolated from a forest soil. | a novel golden-yellow-coloured strain, designated rhyl-37(t), was isolated from a soil sample from a forest of euphrates poplar (populus euphratica) in xinjiang, china. the cells were strictly aerobic, gram-staining-negative, heterotrophic, non-spore-forming rods that were motile by gliding. growth occurred at 17-37 degrees c (optimum, 30 degrees c), at ph 5.0-9.0 (optimum, ph 7.0) and with 0-1 % nacl (w/v; optimum, 0 %). phylogenetic analysis based on 16s rrna gene sequences indicated that the ... | 2009 | 19643901 |
| chitinophaga vermicomposti sp. nov., with antifungal activity, isolated from vermicompost. | a gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterial strain, yc6729t, was isolated from the vermicompost (vc) collected at masan, korea and its taxonomic position was investigated by a polyphasic taxonomic approach. strain yc6729t grew optimally at 30 degrees c and at ph 6.5-8.5. phylogenetic analysis based on 16s rrna gene sequences indicated that strain yc6729t belongs to the genus chitinophaga in the family chitinophagaceae. most closely related species are chitinophaga terra kp01t (96.4 %), chitinophaga gi ... | 2010 | 19684320 |
| solibius ginsengiterrae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from soil of a ginseng field, and emended description of the genus sediminibacterium and of sediminibacterium salmoneium. | a novel gram-staining-negative bacterial strain, designated dcy13t, was isolated from soil of a ginseng field in korea and characterized by using a polyphasic approach. the phylogenetic analysis based on 16s rrna gene sequences revealed that strain dcy13t forms a cluster with members of the genera sediminibacterium, flavisolibacter, niabella, terrimonas, niastella and chitinophaga in the family 'chitinophagaceae', phylum bacteroidetes, and shares highest sequence similarity (95.2 %) with sedimin ... | 2010 | 20061500 |
| chitinophaga vermicomposti sp. nov., with antifungal activity, isolated from vermicompost. | | 2010 | 20068241 |
| hydrotalea flava gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the phylum bacteroidetes and allocation of the genera chitinophaga, sediminibacterium, lacibacter, flavihumibacter, flavisolibacter, niabella, niastella, segetibacter, parasegetibacter, terrimonas, ferruginibacter, filimonas and hydrotalea to the family chitinophagaceae fam. nov. | three bacterial strains, designated ccug 51397(t), ccug 53736 and ccug 53920, isolated from water samples taken at different locations in southern sweden were studied to determine their taxonomic position using a polyphasic approach. comparative analysis of 16s rrna gene sequences showed that these bacteria had <93 % sequence similarity to all described species of the genera sediminibacterium, lacibacter, flavihumibacter, flavisolibacter, niabella, niastella, segetibacter, parasegetibacter, terr ... | 2011 | 20382796 |
| the biosynthesis of the aroma volatile 2-methyltetrahydrothiophen-3-one in the bacterium chitinophaga fx7914. | 2-methyltetrahydrothiophen-3-one (3) is a volatile compound that plays an important role especially in food and flavour chemistry because it contributes to the aroma of several foodstuffs including wine. although 3 can be formed by chemical reactions during food preparation, it is also produced by microorganisms. recent studies with yeasts showed that methionine (1) is a potential precursor of 3, but the mechanism of the transformation is unknown. the biosynthetic pathway leading to 3 in the bac ... | 2010 | 20680979 |
| volatile methyl esters of medium chain length from the bacterium chitinophaga fx7914. | the analysis of the volatiles released by the novel bacterial isolate chitinophaga fx7914 revealed the presence of ca. 200 compounds including different methyl esters. these esters comprise monomethyl- and dimethyl-branched, saturated, and unsaturated fatty acid methyl esters that have not been described as bacterial volatiles before. more than 30 esters of medium c-chain length were identified, which belong to five main classes, methyl (s)-2-methylalkanoates (class a), methyl (s)-2,(ω-1)-dimeth ... | 2010 | 20860026 |
| chitinophaga eiseniae sp. nov., isolated from vermicompost. | a gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterial strain, yc6729t, was isolated from the vermicompost (vc) collected at masan, korea and its taxonomic position was investigated by a polyphasic taxonomic approach. strain yc6729t grew optimally at 30 °c and at ph 6.5-8.5. phylogenetic analysis based on 16s rrna gene sequences indicated that strain yc6729t belongs to the genus chitinophaga in the family chitinophagaceae. most closely related species are chitinophaga terra kp01t (96.4 %), chitinophaga ginsengis ... | 2010 | 21057055 |
| elansolid a, a unique macrolide antibiotic from chitinophaga sancti isolated as two stable atropisomers. | | 2011 | 21154488 |
| complete genome sequence of chitinophaga pinensis type strain (uqm 2034). | chitinophaga pinensis sangkhobol and skerman 1981 is the type strain of the species which is the type species of the rapidly growing genus chitinophaga in the sphingobacterial family 'chitinophagaceae'. members of the genus chitinophaga vary in shape between filaments and spherical bodies without the production of a fruiting body, produce myxospores, and are of special interest for their ability to degrade chitin. here we describe the features of this organism, together with the complete genome ... | 2010 | 21304681 |
| impact of biochar application to soil on the root-associated bacterial community structure of fully developed greenhouse pepper plants. | adding biochar to soil has environmental and agricultural potential due to its long-term carbon sequestration capacity and its ability to improve crop productivity. recent studies have demonstrated that soil-applied biochar promotes systemic resistance of plants to several prominent foliar pathogens. one potential mechanism for this phenomenon is root-associated microbial elicitors whose presence is somehow augmented in the biochar-amended soils. the objective of this study was to assess the eff ... | 2011 | 21622786 |
| elansolid a3, a unique p-quinone methide antibiotic from chitinophaga sancti. | | 2011 | 21626585 |
| a novel, extremely alkaliphilic and cold-active esterase from antarctic desert soil. | a novel, cold-active and highly alkaliphilic esterase was isolated from an antarctic desert soil metagenomic library by functional screening. the 1,044 bp gene sequence contained several conserved regions common to lipases/esterases, but lacked clear classification based on sequence analysis alone. moderate (<40%) amino acid sequence similarity to known esterases was apparent (the closest neighbour being a hypothetical protein from chitinophaga pinensis), despite phylogenetic distance to many of ... | 2012 | 22052561 |