Abstract
A.na.ti.lim.no'co.la. L. fem. n. anas, duck; Gr. fem. n. limnê, water, ditch; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, an inhabitant, dweller; N.L. fem. n. Anatilimnocola, an inhabitant of a duck pond.
Planctomycetota / Planctomycetia / Pirellulales / Pirellulaceae / Anatilimnocola
The genus Anatilimnocola accommodates bacteria with a Gram-stain-negative cell envelope and ellipsoidal- to pear-shaped cells, which occur singly, in pairs, in aggregates, or in characteristic flower-shaped rosettes. Cell division occurs by means of polar budding; daughter cells are motile, while mature cells are nonmotile. Cells are covered by bundles of fimbriae; crateriform-like structures are distributed on a reproductive cell pole. Stalks are not formed. Colonies are small and unpigmented. These bacteria are mesophilic aerobic chemoorganotrophs, which utilize sugars and some polysaccharides. The major fatty acids are C18:1 ω9c, C16:0, and C16:1 ω7c. The major polar lipids are diacylglyceryl-(N,N,N)-trimethylhomoserine lipids. The genus belongs to the phylum Planctomycetota, class Planctomycetia, order Pirellulales, and family Pirellulaceae. The type species is Anatilimnocola aggregata. The main habitats of these bacteria are eutrophic freshwater bodies.
DNA G + C content (mol%): 57.8 (genome sequence).
Type species: Anatilimnocola aggregata Kallscheuer et al. 2021, VL208.
