Transfer of Thermobacterium salinum Chen et al. 2023 to the genus Luteirhabdus Ren et al. 2022 as Luteirhabdus salina comb. nov.
The 16S rRNA gene of <i>Thermobacterium salinum</i> TK19130<sup>T</sup> had the highest sequence similarity to that of <i>Luteirhabdus pelagi</i> A3-108<sup>T</sup> (99.7%). Phylogeny of 16S rRNA gene and whole genome sequences indicated that <i>T. salinum</i> TK19130<sup>T</sup> and <i>L. pelagi</i> A3-108<sup>T</sup> are closely related, and represented an independent clade. Whole genome comparisons showed that <i>T. salinum</i> TK19130<sup>T</sup> and <i>L. pelagi</i> A3-108<sup>T</sup> shared average amino acid identity of 95.3%, indicating they could be merged into the same genus. The digital DNA-DNA hybridization and average nucleotide identity values between <i>T. salinum</i> TK19130<sup>T</sup> and <i>L. pelagi</i> A3-108<sup>T</sup> were 52.5 and 93.3%, respectively. These values were below the recommended threshold values of prokaryotic species delineation. Thus, based on the principle of priority, we proposed the transfer of <i>Thermobacterium salinum</i> Chen <i>et al</i>. 2023 to the genus <i>Luteirhabdus</i> Ren <i>et al</i>. 2022 as <i>Luteirhabdus salina</i> comb. nov.
Authors
- Qiliang Lai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0214-2825)
- Zhaobin Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1552-0629)
Institutions
- Quanzhou Normal University (CN)
- Ministry of Natural Resources (CN)
- Fujian Institute of Oceanography (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
- Published
- 2024-09-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.006519
- Primary Topic
- Nematode management and characterization studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00