Abstract
A.can'tho.pleu.ri.bac'ter. N.L. n. Acanthopleura mollusk genus designation; N.L. masc. n. bacter a rod; N.L. masc. n. Acanthopleuribacter a rod from Acanthopleura, in reference to the source of the type strain, the chiton Acanthopleura japonica.
Acidobacteria / Holophagae / Acanthopleuribacterales / Acanthopleuribacteraceae / Acanthopleuribacter
Rod-shaped cells, 0.7–1.0 µm × 2.4–4.7 µm. Gram-negative by TEM inspection. Aerobic, having an obligately aerobic metabolism. Mesophilic. Growth at pH 5.0–9.0, optimally at pH 7.0–8.0. Do not reduce nitrate or nitrite. Chemoorganotrophic. Growth on a variety of amino acids including L-serine, as well as α-D-glucose as the sole carbon source. Growth on marine agar from 15 to 30°C with optimum growth at 30°C. Motile by peritrichous flagella. The major quinones are menaquinone with six and seven isoprene units (MK-6, MK-8). The major fatty acids are C15:0 iso, C17:0 iso, C16:0; major hydroxy fatty acids are C13:0 iso 3-OH and C17:0 iso 3-OH.
Source: Acanthopleura japonica chiton from the Boso peninsula, Chiba, Japan.
DNA G+C content (mol%): 56.7.
Type species: Acanthopleuribacter pedis Fukunaga, Kurahashi, Yanagi, Yokota and Harayama 2008, 2600VP.
