Combined Approach for Characterization of Uncultivated Magnetotactic Bacteria from Various Aquatic Environments
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- 1 May 2005
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Vol. 71 (5), 2723-2731
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.71.5.2723-2731.2005
Abstract
Both magnetic collection and “race track” purification techniques were highly effective for selective enrichment of magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) from complex communities, as suggested by amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis combined with sequence analysis of 16S rRNA genes. Using these purification methods, the occurrence and diversity of MTB in microcosms from various marine and freshwater environments were assayed by using a combined microscopic, molecular, and cultivation approach. Most microcosms were dominated by magnetotactic cocci. Consistently, the majority of retrieved 16S RNA sequences were affiliated with a distinct cluster in the Alphaproteobacteria . Within this lineage the levels of sequence divergence were Nitrospira phylum, displaying 91% 16S rRNA sequence similarity to “ Magnetobacterium bavaricum .” In extensive cultivation attempts, we failed to isolate MHB-1, as well as most other MTB present in our samples. However, although magnetotactic spirilla were not frequently observed in the enrichments, 10 novel isolates of the genus Magnetospirillum which had not routinely been isolated in pure culture before were obtained.Keywords
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