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Fibrivirga algicola gen. nov., sp. nov., an algicidal bacterium isolated from a freshwater river

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An aerobic, gram-stain-negative, pink-colored, non-motile and rod-shaped algicidal bacterium, designated as JA-25T was isolated from freshwater in Geumgang River, Republic of Korea. Strain JA-25T grew at 15–30 °C and pH 6–9, and did not require NaCl. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain JA-25T belongs to the family ‘Spirosomaceae’ and is most closely related to Fibrella aestuarina BUZ 2T (93.6%). Strain JA-25T showed < 90% sequence similarity to other members of the family ‘Spirosomaceae’. The average nucleotide identity(ANI), in silico DNA-DNA hybridization and average amino acid identity(AAI) values based on the genomic sequences of JA-25T and F. aestuarina BUZ 2T were 74.4, 20.5, and 73.6%, respectively. Strain JA-25T showed an algicidal effect on the marine flagellate alga Heterocapsa triquetra, but no effect on fresh water cyanobacterium (Nostoc). In genome analysis, RIPP-like peptides were detected and predicted to resemble the indolmycin biosynthetic gene cluster, which possibly influence its algicidal effect. Furthermore, a bacteriorhodopsin gene with photoheterotrophic characteristics was detected. The genomic DNA G + C content was 52.5 mol%. The major cellular fatty acids were summed feature 3 (C16:1 ω6c/C16:1 ω7c), C16:1 ω5c, C16:0 (> 10%). The major respiratory quinone was menaquinone 7 and major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, two unidentified aminolipids, two phospholipids, and five unidentified lipids. Considering the phylogenetic inference, phenotypic, and chemotaxonomic data, strain JA-25T should be classified as a novel species in the novel genus Fibrivirga, with the proposed name Fibrivirga algicola sp. nov. The type strain is JA-25T (= KCCM 43334T = NBRC 114259T).

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This study was supported by a grant from the Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources(NNIBR), funded by the Ministry of Environment(MOE) of the Republic of Korea (NNIBR202101105) and also funded by the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute (KEITI) through the Aquatic Ecosystem Conservation Research Program, funded by Korea Ministry of Environment (MOE) (2020003030006).

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This study was supported by the Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources (NNIBR), funded by the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of the Republic of Korea (NNIBR202102107) and Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute (KEITI) through the Aquatic Ecosystem Conservation Research Program, funded by Korea MOE (2020003030006).

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Investigation. SP, JYC, SWJ, SWN, DRK, JR, and JHE; writing—original draft, SP, JYC, and DJ; writing—review and editing, SP, and KTK; All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

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Park, S., Cho, J.Y., Jung, DH. et al. Fibrivirga algicola gen. nov., sp. nov., an algicidal bacterium isolated from a freshwater river. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 115, 899–909 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10482-022-01743-7

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