Genomic characteristics and phenotype of a new species Bdellovibrio bacteriopascens sp. nov., isolated from soil of Mexico

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY 2026 Open access

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Authors: Verónica González-Mireles, Yewande Olajumoke Ajao, Isabel Cristina Rodríguez-Luna, Temidayo Oluyomi Elufisan, Alejandro Sánchez-Varela, Jesús Amauri Bello-Velázquez, Jimena Nieto Noblecia, Antonio Luna González, Andrew Camilli, Xianwu Guo
DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.007078
Cited by: 1
References: 36

Abstract

A predatory, motile, Gram-negative bacterium, 22V T , was isolated from a soil sample collected from Tamaulipas, Mexico, which forms plaques on Vibrio parahaemolyticus prey. It was identified as a member of the genus Bdellovibrio based on its 16S rRNA gene sequence. It has a circular genome of 3,601,631 bp with 3,437 protein-coding genes, one rRNA gene cluster and a G+C (mol%) content of 46.7 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene, concatenated housekeeping genes and core genes placed 22V T as a member of a new species. The digital DNA–DNA hybridization, average nucleotide identity and average amino acid identity values of

Fields of Study & Subjects

Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Vibrio bacteria research studies Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology

Publication details

Journal / source
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
Publisher
Microbiology Society
Volume
76
Issue
2
Publication date
24 February 2026
Language
EN