Paracoccus zeaxanthinifaciens sp. nov., a zeaxanthin-producing bacterium

• Published in: International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology Vol. 53; no. 1; pp. 231 - 238
• Main Authors: Berry, Alan, Janssens, Danielle, Humbelin, Markus, Jore, Jan P. M, Hoste, Bart, Cleenwerck, Ilse, Vancanneyt, Marc, Bretzel, Werner, Mayer, Anne F, Lopez-Ulibarri, Rual, Shanmugam, Balajee, Swings, Jean, Pasamontes, Luis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Reading Soc General Microbiol 01-01-2003; Society for General Microbiology
• Subjects: Bacteriology; Base Composition; Base Sequence; beta Carotene - analogs & derivatives; beta Carotene - biosynthesis; Biological and medical sciences; Biology of microorganisms of confirmed or potential industrial interest; Biotechnology; DNA, Bacterial - chemistry; DNA, Bacterial - genetics; DNA, Ribosomal - genetics; Fatty Acids - analysis; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Isolation and description; Microbiology; Mission oriented research; Molecular Sequence Data; Paracoccus - classification; Paracoccus - genetics; Paracoccus - metabolism; Phenotype; Phylogeny; RNA, Bacterial - genetics; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; Species Specificity; Systematics; Xanthophylls; Zeaxanthins; Zeaxanthin; Phenotype; Description; Paracoccus; Taxonomy; Bacteria; Genotype; New species; Carotenoid
• ISSN: 1466-5026; 1466-5034
• DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.02368-0

1 Biotechnology Department, Research and Development, Roche Vitamins AG, CH-4070 Basel, Switzerland
2 BCCM TM /LMG Bacteria Collection, Laboratory for Microbiology, Ghent University, K.-L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
3 TNO Nutrition and Food Research, PO Box 360, 3700 AJ Zeist, The Netherlands
Correspondence Alan Berry alan.berry{at}roche.com
A comprehensive taxonomic re-evaluation was performed on the marine, zeaxanthin-producing bacterium formerly classified as [ Flavobacterium ] sp. strain R-1512 (ATCC 21588). This strain, together with two other previously described marine isolates, [ Flavobacterium ] strain R-1506 and Paracoccus sp. strain MBIC 3966, were found to comprise a new species of the genus Paracoccus . The name Paracoccus zeaxanthinifaciens sp. nov. is proposed, with ATCC 21588 T (=R-1512 T =LMG 21293 T ) designated as the type strain.
Published online ahead of print on 26 July 2002 as DOI 10.1099/ijs.0.02368-0.
The GenBank accession numbers for the 16S rRNA gene sequences of ATCC 21588 T and R-1506 are AF461158 and AF461159 , respectively.
Results of DNA fingerprinting (AFLP) analysis and the carotenoid production profile for all pigmented strains used in this work are available as supplementary data in IJSEM Online ( http://ijs.sgmjournals.org ).
Present address: Natural Products Microbiology, Infectious Diseases Division, Wyeth-Ayerst Research, 401 N. Middletown Road, Pearl River, NY 10965, USA.