Pontiella desulfatans gen. Nov., sp. nov., and pontiella sulfatireligans sp. nov., two marine anaerobes of the pontiellaceae fam. nov. producing sulfated glycosaminoglycan-like exopolymers

Recently, we isolated two marine strains, F1^T and F21^T, which together with Kiritimatiella glycovorans L21-Fru-AB^T are the only pure cultures of the class Kiritimatiellae within the phylum Verrucomicrobiota. Here, we present an in-depth genome-guided characterization of both isolates with emphasis on their...