scholarly journals Transfer of Pseudomonas flectens Johnson 1956 to Phaseolibacter gen. nov., in the family Enterobacteriaceae , as Phaseolibacter flectens gen. nov., comb. nov.

2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_1) ◽  
pp. 268-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malka Halpern ◽  
Svetlana Fridman ◽  
Yana Aizenberg-Gershtein ◽  
Ido Izhaki
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
Type Strain ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Phenotypic Properties ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
The Family

Pseudomonas flectens Johnson 1956, a plant-pathogenic bacterium on the pods of the French bean, is no longer considered to be a member of the genus Pseudomonas sensu stricto. A polyphasic approach that included examination of phenotypic properties and phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA, rpoB and atpD gene sequences supported the transfer of Pseudomonas flectens Johnson 1956 to a new genus in the family Enterobacteriaceae as Phaseolibacter flectens gen. nov., comb. nov. Two strains of Phaseolibacter flectens were studied (ATCC 12775T and LMG 2186); the strains shared 99.8 % sequence similarity in their 16S rRNA genes and the housekeeping gene sequences were identical. Strains of Phaseolibacter flectens shared 96.6 % or less 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with members of different genera in the family Enterobacteriaceae and only 84.7 % sequence similarity with Pseudomonas aeruginosa LMG 1242T, demonstrating that they are not related to the genus Pseudomonas . As Phaseolibacter flectens formed an independent phyletic lineage in all of the phylogenetic analyses, it could not be affiliated to any of the recognized genera within the family Enterobacteriaceae and therefore was assigned to a new genus. Cells were Gram-negative, straight rods, motile by means of one or two polar flagella, fermentative, facultative anaerobes, oxidase-negative and catalase-positive. Growth occurred in the presence of 0–60 % sucrose. The DNA G+C content of the type strain was 44.3 mol%. On the basis of phenotypic properties and phylogenetic distinctiveness, Pseudomonas flectens Johnson 1956 is transferred to the novel genus Phaseolibacter gen. nov. as Phaseolibacter flectens gen. nov., comb. nov. The type strain of Phaseolibacter flectens is ATCC 12775T  = CFBP 3281T  = ICMP 745T  = LMG 2187T  = NCPPB 539T.

Namhaeicola litoreus gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from seawater

2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_9) ◽  
pp. 2163-2168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong-Taek Jung ◽  
Ji-Hoon Kim ◽  
So-Jung Kang ◽  
Tae-Kwang Oh ◽  
Jung-Hoon Yoon
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
16S Rrna Gene ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
The Family ◽  
Type Strains

A Gram-staining-negative, non-flagellated, non-gliding and pleomorphic bacterial strain, designated DPG-25T, was isolated from seawater in a seaweed farm in the South Sea in Korea and its taxonomic position was investigated by using a polyphasic approach. Strain DPG-25T grew optimally at 25 °C, at pH 7.0–7.5 and in the presence of 2 % (w/v) NaCl. Flexirubin-type pigments were not produced. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain DPG-25T formed a cluster with the type strains of Actibacter sediminis , Aestuariicola saemankumensis and Lutimonas vermicola . Strain DPG-25T exhibited 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity values of 95.3, 93.1 and 93.6 % to the type strains of Actibacter sediminis , Aestuariicola saemankumensis and L. vermicola , respectively. Strain DPG-25T contained MK-6 as the predominant menaquinone and iso-C15 : 0 and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH as the major fatty acids. The major polar lipids detected in strain DPG-25T were phosphatidylethanolamine and one unidentified lipid. The DNA G+C content was 39.9 mol%. Differential phenotypic properties and the phylogenetic distinctiveness of strain DPG-25T demonstrated that this strain is distinguishable from Actibacter sediminis , Aestuariicola saemankumensis and L. vermicola . On the basis of the data presented here, strain DPG-25T represents a novel species in a novel genus of the family Flavobacteriaceae , for which the name Namhaeicola litoreus gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Namhaeicola litoreus is DPG-25T ( = KCTC 23702T  = CCUG 61485T).

Jinshanibacter, a new genus of Budviciaceae: identification of Jinshanibacter zhutongyuii sp. nov. and Jinshanibacter xujianqingii sp. nov. isolated from cloacal content of snow finch (Montifringilla taczanowskii)

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yajun Ge ◽  
Bin Wang ◽  
Jing Yang ◽  
Xin-He Lai ◽  
Gui Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Strain ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Major Fatty Acid ◽  
Phylogenomic Analysis ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Phenotypic Properties ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
The Family

Four novel strains isolated from the cloacal contents of snow finches (Montifringilla taczanowskii) were characterized as aerobic, Gram-stain-negative, slightly motile, and rod-shaped. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence revealed that strain CF-458T had the highest similarities of 96.9 and 96.4 % with Limnobaculum parvum HYN0051T and Pragia fontium DSM 5563T, while strain CF-1111T shared the highest similarities of 96.4 and 96.1 % with Pantoea rodasii LMG 26273T and Pectobacterium punjabense SS95T. Phylogenomic analysis showed the four isolates were separated into group Ⅰ (CF-458T and CF-917) and group Ⅱ (CF-1111T and CF-509), and clustered independently in the vicinity of the genera Limnobaculum and Pragia . Summed feature 3 (C16 : 1  ω7c and/or C16 : 1  ω6c, 23.9 and 17.2 %, respectively), C16 : 0 (21.8 and 22.1 %, respectively) and C14 : 0 (10.6 and 17.7 %, respectively) were the common major fatty acids, and summed feature 8 (C18 : 1  ω7c and/or C18 : 1  ω6c, 12.3 %) was also a major fatty acid for strain CF-458T while cyclo-C17 : 0 (13.1%) was for strain CF-1111T. Both had Q-8 as the sole quinone and contained phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, and diphosphatidylglycerol as the major polar lipids. The DNA G+C content of strains CF-458T and CF-1111T was 45.7 and 45.4 mol%, respectively. Based on taxonomic position in the phylogenomic tree and phenotypic properties, two novel species of a new genus within the family Budviciaceae are thus proposed, with the name Jinshanibacter gen. nov., zhutongyuii sp. nov. (type strain CF-458T=CGMCC 1.16483T=GDMCC 1.1586T=JCM 33489T) and Jinshanibacter xujianqingii sp. nov. (type strain CF-1111T=CGMCC 1.16786T=GDMCC 1.1587T=JCM 33490T), respectively.

Celeribacter baekdonensis sp. nov., isolated from seawater, and emended description of the genus Celeribacter Ivanova et al. 2010

2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_6) ◽  
pp. 1359-1364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soo-Young Lee ◽  
Sooyeon Park ◽  
Tae-Kwang Oh ◽  
Jung-Hoon Yoon
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
16S Rrna Gene ◽  
Type Strain ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Chromosomal Dna ◽  
Phenotypic Properties ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type

A Gram-stain-negative, non-motile, ovoid or rod-shaped bacterial strain, designated L-6T, was isolated from seawater of Baekdo harbour of the East Sea in Korea and its taxonomic position was investigated by using a polyphasic study. Strain L-6T grew optimally at 30 °C, at pH 7.5–8.0 and in the presence of 2 % (w/v) NaCl. In the neighbour-joining phylogenetic tree based on 16S rRNA gene sequences, strain L-6T formed a cluster with the type strain of Celeribacter neptunius at a bootstrap resampling value of 100 %. Strain L-6T exhibited 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity values of 97.7 % to C. neptunius H 14T and of less than 96.2 % to the type strains of other species used in the phylogenetic analysis. The G+C content of the chromosomal DNA of strain L-6T was 60.9 mol%. The predominant ubiquinone found in strain L-6T and C. neptunius CIP 109922T was ubiquinone-10 (Q-10). The predominant fatty acid of strain L-6T and C. neptunius CIP 109922T was C18 : 1ω7c. The major polar lipids of strain L-6T were phosphatidylglycerol, one unidentified aminolipid and one unidentified lipid. The mean level of DNA–DNA relatedness between strain L-6T and C. neptunius CIP 109922T was 17 %. Differential phenotypic properties, together with phylogenetic and genetic distinctiveness, demonstrated that strain L-6T is distinguishable from C. neptunius . On the basis of the data presented, strain L-6T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Celeribacter , for which the name Celeribacter baekdonensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is L-6T ( = KCTC 23497T  = CCUG 60799T).

Gryllotalpicola gen. nov., with descriptions of Gryllotalpicola koreensis sp. nov., Gryllotalpicola daejeonensis sp. nov. and Gryllotalpicola kribbensis sp. nov. from the gut of the African mole cricket, Gryllotalpa africana, and reclassification of Curtobacterium ginsengisoli as Gryllotalpicola ginsengisoli comb. nov.

2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_10) ◽  
pp. 2363-2370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyangmi Kim ◽  
Doo-Sang Park ◽  
Hyun-Woo Oh ◽  
Kang Hyun Lee ◽  
Dong-Ho Chung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
16S Rrna Gene ◽  
Type Strain ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mole Cricket ◽  
Link Type ◽  
The Family

Strains RU-16T, RU-28, RU-04T and PU-02T were isolated from the gut of the African mole cricket, Gryllotalpa africana. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that the strains belonged to the family Microbacteriaceae . All four strains were most closely related to Curtobacterium ginsengisoli DCY26T (below 97 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity). These isolates were Gram-stain-positive, motile (by gliding), rod-shaped and exhibited ivory-coloured colonies. Their chemotaxonomic properties included MK-11 as the major respiratory quinone, ornithine as the cell-wall diamino acid, acetyl as the acyl type of the peptidoglycan, cyclohexyl-C17 : 0 as the major fatty acid and phosphatidylglycerol and diphosphatidylglycerol as the major polar lipids. On the basis of phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic analyses, we propose a new genus in the family Microbacteriaceae , Gryllotalpicola gen. nov., with three novel species, Gryllotalpicola daejeonensis sp. nov. (type strain RU-04T  = KCTC 13809T  = JCM 17590T), Gryllotalpicola koreensis sp. nov. (type strain RU-16T  = KCTC 13810T  = JCM 17591T) and Gryllotalpicola kribbensis sp. nov. (type strain PU-02T  = KCTC 13808T  = JCM 17593T). Gryllotalpicola koreensis is the type species of the genus. Additionally, we propose that Curtobacterium ginsengisoli should be reclassified in the genus as Gryllotalpicola ginsengisoli comb. nov. (type strain DCY26T  = KCTC 13163T  = JCM 14773T).

Flavihalobacter algicola gen. nov. sp. nov., a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae with alginate-degradation activity, isolated from marine alga Saccharina japonica

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Yin ◽  
Yan-Jun Yi ◽  
Zhuo Chen ◽  
Guan-Jun Chen ◽  
Yan-Xia Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
16S Rrna Gene ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Marine Alga ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
The Family

A Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, yellow, non-motile, rod-shaped and alginate-degrading bacterium, designated Dm15T, was isolated from marine alga collected in Weihai, PR China. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain Dm15T represents a distinct line of the family Flavobacteriaceae . Strain Dm15T had the highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to its closest phylogenetic neighbour Arcticiflavibacter luteus (96.7 %) and 93.7–96.4 % sequence similarity to other phylogenetic neighbours ( Bizionia paragorgiae , Winogradskyella thalassocola , Ichthyenterobacterium magnum , Psychroserpens burtonensis and Arcticiflavibacter luteus ) in the family Flavobacteriaceae . The novel isolate was able to grow at 10–40 °C (optimum, 30–33 °C), pH 7.0–9.0 (optimum, pH 7.0–7.5) and with 0.5–6.0 % NaCl (optimum 2.0–3.0 %, w/v). It could grow at 40 °C, and degrade alginate and cellulose, which were different from the neighbour genera. The draft genome consisted of 3395 genes with a total length of 3 798 431 bp and 34.1mol% G+C content. Especially, there were some specific genes coding for cellulase and alginate lyase, which provided a basis for the above phenotypic characteristics. The strain's genome sequence showed 71.1–80.2 % average amino acid identity values and 71.8–77.7 % average nucleotide identity values compared to the type strains of related genera within the family Flavobacteriaceae . It shared digital DNA–DNA hybridization identity of 19.8 and 20.9 % with I. magnum and A. luteus , respectively. The sole menaquinone was MK-6. The major fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0 and iso-C15 : 1 G. The polar lipids included six unidentified polar lipids, four unidentified aminolipids and phosphatidylethanolamine. Based on the results of phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic analyses, strain Dm15T represents a novel species of a new genus in the family Flavobacteriaceae , phylum Bacteroidetes , for which the name Flavihalobacter algicola gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is Dm15T (KCTC 42256T=CICC 23815T).

Microbacterium chengjingii sp. nov. and Microbacterium fandaimingii sp. nov., isolated from bat faeces of Hipposideros and Rousettus species

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Zhou ◽  
Yuyuan Huang ◽  
Jing Yang ◽  
Xin-He Lai ◽  
Dong Jin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
16S Rrna Gene ◽  
Type Strain ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Pr China

Four aerobic, Gram-stain-positive, rod-shaped bacteria (HY60T, HY54, HY82T and HY89) were isolated from bat faeces of Hipposideros and Rousettus species collected in PR China. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that the four novel strains formed two separate but adjacent subclades close to Microbacterium agarici CGMCC 1.12260T (97.6–97.7 % similarity), Microbacterium humi JCM 18706T (97.3–97.5 %) and Microbacterium lindanitolerans JCM 30493T (97.3–97.4 %). The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity was 98.3 % between strains HY60T and HY82T, and identical within strain pairs HY60T/HY54 and HY82T/HY89. The DNA G+C contents of strains HY60T and HY82T were 61.9 and 63.3 mol%, respectively. The digital DNA–DNA hybridization and average nucleotide identity values between each novel strain and their closest relatives were all below the 70 % and 95–96 % thresholds for species delimitation, respectively. All four novel strains contained anteiso-C15 : 0, anteiso-C17 : 0, iso-C16 : 0 and iso-C15 : 0 as the main fatty acids, MK-11 and MK-12 as the major respiratory quinones, and diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol and one unidentified glycolipid as the predominant polar lipids. The cell-wall peptidoglycan was of B type and contained alanine, glutamate, glycine and ornithine. The acyl type of the muramic acid was glycolyl. The whole-cell sugars were rhamnose and ribose. Based on the foregoing polyphasic analyses, it was concluded that the four uncharacterized strains represented two novel species of the genus Microbacterium , for which the names Microbacterium chengjingii sp. nov. [type strain HY60T (=CGMCC 1.17468T=GDMCC 1.1951T=KACC 22102T)] and Microbacterium fandaimingii sp. nov. [type strain HY82T (=CGMCC 1.17469T=GDMCC 1.1949T=KACC 22101T)] are proposed, respectively.

Pseudofulvibacter geojedonensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a polysaccharide-degrading member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from seawater, and emended description of the genus Fulvibacter

2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_5) ◽  
pp. 1696-1701 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung-Hoon Yoon ◽  
Mi-Hwa Lee ◽  
Yong-Taek Jung
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
16S Rrna Gene ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Phenotypic Properties ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
The Family ◽  
Emended Description

A Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, aerobic, non-flagellated, non-gliding rod, designated YCS-9T, was isolated from seawater in the South Sea, South Korea. Strain YCS-9T grew optimally at 25 °C, at pH 7.0–8.0 and in the presence of 2 % (w/v) NaCl. In the neighbour-joining phylogenetic tree based on 16S rRNA gene sequences, strain YCS-9T fell within the family Flavobacteriaceae and formed a cluster with Fulvibacter tottoriensis MTT-39T with a bootstrap resampling value of 75.4 %. Strain YCS-9T showed 92.3 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to F. tottoriensis MTT-39T and 89.0–93.7 % sequence similarity to the other strains used in the phylogenetic analysis. Strain YCS-9T contained MK-6 as the only menaquinone and iso-C15 : 1 G, iso-C15 : 0 and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH as the major fatty acids. The major polar lipids were one unidentified lipid and one unidentified aminolipid. The DNA G+C content was 34.2 mol%. Strain YCS-9T could be differentiated from F. tottoriensis NBRC 102624T by differences in fatty acid composition, polar lipid profile and some phenotypic properties. On the basis of phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic data, strain YCS-9T represents a novel species in a new genus within the phylum Bacteroidetes , for which the name Pseudofulvibacter geojedonensis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Pseudofulvibacter geojedonensis is YCS-9T ( = KCTC 23884T  = CCUG 62114T). An emended description of the genus Fulvibacter is also presented.

Algibacter undariae sp. nov., isolated from a brown algae reservoir

2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_10) ◽  
pp. 3704-3709 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sooyeon Park ◽  
Jung-Sook Lee ◽  
Keun-chul Lee ◽  
Jung-Hoon Yoon
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
16S Rrna Gene ◽  
Brown Algae ◽  
Type Strain ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Phenotypic Properties ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type

A Gram-stain-negative, non-flagellated, rod-shaped bacterial strain able to move by gliding, designated WS-MY9T, was isolated from a brown algae reservoir in South Korea. Strain WS-MY9T grew optimally at 25 °C, at pH 7.0–8.0 and in the presence of 2 % (w/v) NaCl. A neighbour-joining phylogenetic tree based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain WS-MY9T clustered with the type strain of Algibacter lectus with a bootstrap resampling value of 100 %. Strain WS-MY9T exhibited 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity values of 98.5 and 96.7 % to the type strains of A. lectus and Algibacter mikhailovii , respectively, and less than 96.1 % sequence similarity to other members of the family Flavobacteriaceae . Strain WS-MY9T contained MK-6 as the predominant menaquinone and anteiso-C15 : 0, iso-C17 : 0 3-OH, iso-C15 : 1 G and iso-C15 : 0 as the major fatty acids. The major polar lipids of strain WS-MY9T were phosphatidylethanolamine and two unidentified lipids. The DNA G+C content of strain WS-MY9T was 35.0 mol% and its DNA–DNA relatedness value with A. lectus KCTC 12103T was 15 %. The phylogenetic and genetic distinctiveness and differential phenotypic properties revealed that strain WS-MY9T is separate from the two recognized species of the genus Algibacter . On the basis of the data presented, strain WS-MY9T represents a novel species of the genus Algibacter , for which the name Algibacter undariae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is WS-MY9T ( = KCTC 32259T = CCUG 63684T).

scholarly journals Glaesserella australis sp. nov., isolated from the lungs of pigs

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
pp. 3686-3692 ◽  
Author(s):  
Conny Turni ◽  
Yunchen Wu ◽  
Lida Omaleki ◽  
Nhan Giang ◽  
P.J. Blackall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Strain ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Whole Genome Sequence ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Phenotypic Properties ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
The Family ◽  
Dna Renaturation

Twenty-nine isolates of an unknown haemophilic organism were isolated from the lungs of pigs from 14 farms in Australia. Phylogenetic analyses based on the 16S rRNA gene, recN and rpoA showed a monophyletic group that was most closely related to Glaesserella parasuis and [ Actinobacillus ] indolicus. Whole genome sequence analysis indicated that the Glaesserella parasuis and this group, using the type strain HS4635T for comparison, showed a similarity of 30.9 % DNA–DNA renaturation. The isolates were Gram-stain-negative, NAD-dependent, CAMP-negative and were oxidase-positive, catalase-negative and produced indole but not urease. The isolates could be separated from all currently recognized haemophilic and non-haemophilic members of the family Pastuerellaceae. Key phenotypic properties were the production of indole, the lack of urease activity, production of β-galactosidase but not α-fucosidase, acid formation from (−)-d-arabinose, (+)-d-galactose, maltose and trehalose and a failure to produce acid from (−)-d-mannitol. Taken together, these data indicate that the isolates belong to a novel species for which the name Glaesserella australis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is HS4635T (=CCUG 71931T and LMG 30645T).

scholarly journals Taxonomic study of the genera Halogeometricum and Halosarcina : transfer of Halosarcina limi and Halosarcina pallida to the genus Halogeometricum as Halogeometricum limi comb. nov. and Halogeometricum pallidum comb. nov., respectively

2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_10) ◽  
pp. 3915-3919 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xing-Xing Qiu ◽  
Mei-Lin Zhao ◽  
Dong Han ◽  
Wen-Jiao Zhang ◽  
Mike L. Dyall-Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
16S Rrna Gene ◽  
Type Strain ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Taxonomic Study ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type

Members of the haloarchaeal genera Halosarcina and Halogeometricum (family Halobacteriaceae ) are closely related to each other and show 96.6–98 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity. This is higher than the accepted threshold value (95 %) to separate two genera, and a taxonomic study using a polyphasic approach of all four members of the two genera was conducted to clarify their relationships. Polar lipid profiles indicated that Halogeometricum rufum RO1-4T, Halosarcina pallida BZ256T and Halosarcina limi RO1-6T are related more to each other than to Halogeometricum borinquense CGMCC 1.6168T. Phylogenetic analyses using the sequences of three different genes (16S rRNA gene, rpoB′ and EF-2) strongly supported the monophyly of these four species, showing that they formed a distinct clade, separate from the related genera Halopelagius , Halobellus , Haloquadratum , Haloferax and Halogranum . The results indicate that the four species should be assigned to the same genus, and it is proposed that Halosarcina pallida and Halosarcina limi be transferred to the genus Halogeometricum as Halogeometricum pallidum comb. nov. (type strain, BZ256T = KCTC 4017T = JCM 14848T) and Halogeometricum limi comb. nov. (type strain, RO1-6T = CGMCC 1.8711T = JCM 16054T).

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