Metabacillus mesotrionivorans sp. nov., a Mesotrione‑Degrading Bacterium Isolated from Cornfield Soil
摘要
A Gram-stain-positive, aerobic, rod-shaped and non-motile bacterium, designated strain JX24T, was isolated from cornfield soil in Jiangxi Province, China. Growth was observed at 20–50 °C (optimum 37 °C), pH 6.0–10.0 (optimum pH 8.0) and salinity of 0–8.0% (w/v; optimum 2.0%). Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain JX24T belongs to the genus Metabacillus and exhibits the highest sequence similarity to Metabacillus indicus LMG 22858T (99.9%) and Metabacillus idriensis SMC 4352-2T (98.2%). The draft genome of strain JX24T was approximately 4.2 Mb with a 44.3% G + C content. The average nucleotide identity values between JX24T and the most closely related type strains M. indicus LMG 22858T and M. idriensis SMC 4352-2T were 93.1% and 77.2%, respectively, and the digital DNA–DNA hybridization values between them were 50.8% and 21.1%, respectively. The predominant fatty acids (≥ 5% of the total) of strain JX24T were iso-C15:0, anteiso-C15:0, iso-C16:0, iso-C17:0 and anteiso-C17:0. The major isoprenoid quinone was MK-7. The major polar lipids of strain JX24T were phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, two unidentified glycolipids, phospholipid and aminophosphoglycolipid. Based on phenotypic, genotypic and phylogenetic evidence, strain JX24T represents a novel species in the genus Metabacillus, for which the name Metabacillus mesotrionivorans sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is JX24T (= GDMCC 1.4914T = KCTC 43837T = KACC 24116T). Furthermore, a NADPH-dependent nitroreductase MnrC, which efficiently transformed mesotrione to AMBA was identified in strain JX24T.