Prauserella marina sp. nov., isolated from ocean sediment of the South China Sea
A novel actinomycete strain, designated MS498T, was isolated from an ocean sediment sample collected from the South China Sea. It was subjected to a polyphasic analysis to determine its taxonomic position. The phylogenetic tree based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain MS498T had the highest similarity (96.5 %) with members of the genus Prauserella and was loosely associated with Prauserella rugosa DSM 43194T and Saccharomonospora halophila DSM 44411T. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, phenotypic characteristics and chemotaxonomic data, the new isolate is proposed to represent a novel species of the genus Prauserella, named Prauserella marina sp. nov. (type strain MS498T=CCTCC AA 208056T =DSM 45268T).