Table 2 Origin of the novel Mesonia strains ISS653 and ISS1889 and phenotypic and genetic main differences.
From: Diversity and distribution of marine heterotrophic bacteria from a large culture collection
| Â | ISS653 | ISS1889 |
|---|---|---|
Station | ST 151 | ST 102 |
Ocean | North Atlantic Ocean | South Pacific Ocean |
Depth (m) | 5 | 475.6 |
In situ Temperature (°C) | 17.3 | 9.2 |
Physiology differences: | ||
 Maximum temperature for growth (°C) | 37 | 30 |
 Tween-80 hydrolysis | weak | – |
 Phenylacetate assimilation (API20NE) | + | – |
 Acid from (API50CH/E): | ||
  arbutin | – | weak |
  2-ketoglutarate | – | weak |
 Cellular fatty acids: | ||
  iso-C15:0 2OH | 11.2 | 14.5 |
  iso-C17:0 3OH | 9.2 | 14.6 |
  iso-C17:1 ω9c | 5.2 | 10.5 |
  C15:1 ω5c | 3.6 | Traces (< 1%) |
  C18:1 ωc | 3.9 | – |
Genomic differences: | ||
 Genome size (bp) | 4,275,762 | 4,283,636 |
 G + C content (mol%) | 34.9 | 34.9 |
 RNAs | 45 | 45 |
 Protein codifying sequences: | 4030 | 4015 |
  Chaperones | GroEL, GroES, ClpB | – |
  Cobalt-zinc-cadmium resistance | CusA, CzcA, CzcD | – |
  Mercury resistance | – | MerA, MerT |