Affiliation:
1. Kazan (Volga region) Federal University
2. JSC “Central Research Institute of Geology of Non-Metallic Mineral Resources”
Abstract
Halophilic and halotolerant microorganisms have a high biotechnological potential. They are producers of biologically active substances, stress-protective agents, hydrolytic enzymes, and are used for environmental bioremediation. At the same time, the characterization of novel halotolerant bacteria and the disclosure of their salt tolerance strategy are topical fundamental problems. In the present work, a new strain MX2 was isolated from the salt well brine of the Yakshinskoe potassium-magnesium salt deposit. The isolate is represented by aerobic gram-positive non-motile bacteria that do not produce spores. The cell morphology varies from cocci to short rods that are capable of producing V-shaped forms. Colonies on the surface of agar nutrient medium were circular with an entire edge and raised center, glistening and orange. Bacteria of strain MX2 are halotolerant microorganisms capable of growing at NaCl concentrations up to 9%. Strain MX2 was sequenced. Its size was estimated at 3747717 b. p., the number of protein-coding genes — 3562. Strain MX2 was identified as belonging to the species Dietzia maris based on analysis of 16S rRNA, gyrB, rpoB, recA, ppk gene sequences and using time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS). D. maris MX2 has complete metabolic pathways for the synthesis of ectoine, hydroxyectoine, and trehalose, as well as transport systems for ectoine, hydroxyectoine, trehalose, glycerol, glycerol-3-phosphate, L-proline, and glycine-betaine. Thus, to ensure the osmotic balance, D. maris MX2 uses the strategy of accumulating compatible organic solutes.
Publisher
The Russian Academy of Sciences
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