Pseudodesulfovibrio hydrargyri sp. nov., a mercury-methylating bacterium isolated from a brackish sediment

Magali Ranchou-Peyruse (1) , Marisol Goñi (1) , Marion Guignard (1) , Marjorie Goas , Anthony Ranchou-Peyruse (1) , Remy Guyoneaud (1)

1 IPREM - Institut des sciences analytiques et de physico-chimie pour l'environnement et les materiaux

The strain BerOc1T was isolated from brackish sediments contaminated with hydrocarbons and heavy metals. This strain has been used as a model strain of sulfate-reducer to study the biomethylation of mercury. The cells are vibrio-shaped, motile and not sporulated. Phylogeny and physiological traits placed this strain within the genus Pseudodesulfovibrio. Optimal growth was obtained at 30 °C, 1.5 % NaCl and pH 6.0-7.4. The estimated G+C content of the genomic DNA was 62.6 mol%. BerOc1T used lactate, pyruvate, fumarate, ethanol and hydrogen. Terminal electron acceptors used were sulfate, sulfite, thiosulfate and DMSO. Only pyruvate could be used without a terminal electron acceptor. The major fatty acids were C18 : 0, anteiso-C15 : 0, C16 : 0 and C18 : 1ω7. The name Pseudodesulfovibrio hydrargyri sp. nov. is proposed for the type strain BerOc1T (DSM 10384T=JCM 31820T)

Domaines: Systématique, phylogénie et taxonomie

Magali Ranchou-Peyruse, Marisol Goñi, Marion Guignard, Marjorie Goas, Anthony Ranchou-Peyruse, et al.. Pseudodesulfovibrio hydrargyri sp. nov., a mercury-methylating bacterium isolated from a brackish sediment. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2018, 68 (5), pp.1461 - 1466. ⟨10.1099/ijsem.0.002173⟩. ⟨hal-01836962⟩