A report of 12 unrecorded prokaryotic species isolated from gastrointestinal tracts and feces of various endangered animals in Korea

KIM, P. S. , Ki-Eun, L. , EUON, J. T. , Myung-Suk, K. , & Bae, J. (2020). A report of 12 unrecorded prokaryotic species isolated from gastrointestinal tracts and feces of various endangered animals in Korea. Journal of Species Research, 9(1), 35-45, https://doi.org/10.12651/JSR.2020.9.1.035

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Abstract

In 2016 and 2017, as part of a comprehensive investigation to identify the prokaryotic species in Korea, a total of 12 bacterial strains were isolated from the gastrointestinal tract and/or fecal samples of four endangered species, including reptile, bird, and marine and terrestrial mammals. Phylogenetic analysis with the 16S rRNA gene sequence was used to assign these strains to the phyla, Firmicutes, Actinobacteria or Proteobacteria. Furthermore, most of the strains Firmicutes belonged to the order Lactobacillales. Interestingly, 12 of the isolated strains have not been previously reported from the Korean Peninsula. Also, based on their high 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities (>98.7%) and formation of strong monophyletic clades with the closest type species, each isolated strain of isolates was assigned to an independent, predefined bacterial species. Gramstain reaction, colony and cell morphology, biochemical characteristics, isolation source, and NIBR IDs are described in the species description section.

keywords: 16S rRNA sequence, endangered animals, gut microbiota, Korean Peninsula, unrecorded species

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A report of 12 unrecorded prokaryotic species isolated from gastrointestinal tracts and feces of various endangered animals in Korea

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