@article{fdi:010071944, title = {{D}esulfonatronum parangueonense sp. nov., a sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from sediment of an alkaline crater lake}, author = {{P}erez {B}ernal, {M}. {F}. and {S}ouza {B}rito, {E}. {M}. and {B}artoli, {M}. and {A}ub{\'e}, {J}. and {F}ardeau, {M}arie-{L}aure and {C}uevas {R}odriguez, {G}. and {O}llivier, {B}ernard and {G}uyoneaud, {R}. and {H}irschler-{R}ea, {A}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{N}ovel {G}ram-stain-negative, non-spore-forming, vibrio-shaped, anaerobic, alkaliphilic, sulfate-reducing bacteria, designated strains {PAR}180({T}) and {PAR}190, were isolated from sediments collected at an alkaline crater lake in {G}uanajuato ({M}exico). {S}train {PAR}180({T}) grew at temperatures between 15 and 40 degrees {C} (optimum 35 degrees {C}), and at p{H} between 8.3 and 10.4 (optimum 9). {I}t was halotolerant, growing with up to 8% (w/v) {N}a{C}l. {L}actate, formate, pyruvate and ethanol were used as electron donors in the presence of sulfate and were incompletely oxidized to acetate and {CO}2. {T}he isolate was able to grow with hydrogen and with {CO}2 as a carbon source. {B}eside sulfate, sulfite and thiosulfate were used as terminal electron acceptors. {T}he isolate was able to grow by disproportionation of sulfite and thiosulfate, but not elemental sulfur, using acetate as a carbon source. {T}he predominant fatty acids were {C}16 : 0, {C}-16 : (1)omega 7c and summed feature 10 ({C}-18 : (1)omega 7c and/or {C}-18 : (1)omega 9t and/or {C}-18 : (1)omega 12t). {T}he {DNA} {G}+{C} content was 56.1 mol%. {P}hylogenetic analysis based on 16{S} r{RNA} gene sequences showed that it belongs to the genus {D}esulfonatronum, class {D}eltaproteobacteria. {I}ts closest relative is {D}esulfonatronum thiosulfatophilum (98.7% 16{S} r{RNA} gene sequence similarity). {T}he {DNA}-{DNA} relatedness value between strain {PAR}180({T}) and the type strain of {D}. thiosulfatophilum was 37.1 +/- 2.5 %. {O}n the basis of phylogenetic, phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characteristics, the isolates is considered to represent a novel species of the genus {D}esulfonatronum, for which the name {D}esulfonatronum parangueonense sp. nov. is proposed. {T}he type strain is {PAR}180({T}) (= {DSM} 103602({T}) = {JCM} 31598({T})).}, keywords = {alkaliphilic bacterium ; anaerobic ; sulfate-reduction ; disproportionation ; {D}esulfonatronum ; {MEXIQUE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{I}nternational {J}ournal of {S}ystematic and {E}volutionary {M}icrobiology}, volume = {67}, numero = {12}, pages = {4999--5005}, ISSN = {1466-5026}, year = {2017}, DOI = {10.1099/ijsem.0.002399}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010071944}, }