scholarly journals Gilvimarinus polysaccharolyticus sp. nov., an agar-digesting bacterium isolated from seaweed, and emended description of the genus Gilvimarinus

2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (Pt_2) ◽  
pp. 562-569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Cheng ◽  
Shun Zhang ◽  
Ying-Yi Huo ◽  
Xia-Wei Jiang ◽  
Xin-Qi Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Hybridization ◽  
Novel Species ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Sequences ◽  
Respiratory Quinone ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Emended Description ◽  
Hydrolysis Of ◽  
Sequence Similarities

A taxonomic study was carried out on strain YN3T, which was isolated from a seaweed sample taken from the coast of Weihai, China. The bacterium was Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, and could grow at pH 5.0–10.0 and 4–32 °C in the presence of 0–9.0 % (w/v) NaCl. Strain YN3T was positive for the hydrolysis of polysaccharides, such as agar, starch and xylan. The predominant respiratory quinone was ubiquinone-8. The major fatty acids were C16 : 1ω7c and/or iso-C15 : 0 2-OH, C16 : 0 and C18 : 1ω7c. The main polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylethanolamine, and two unidentified glycolipids. The genomic DNA G+C content was 49.4 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain YN3T should be assigned to the genus Gilvimarinus . ‘Gilvimarinus agarilyticus’ KCTC 23325 and Gilvimarinus chinensis QM42T had the closest phylogenetic relationship to strain YN3T, and showed 97.9 % and 95.8 % sequence similarities, respectively. On the basis of phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and genotypic data and DNA–DNA hybridization studies, we propose that strain YN3T represents a novel species of the genus Gilvimarinus , for which the name Gilvimarinus polysaccharolyticus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is YN3T ( = KCTC 32438T = JCM 19198T). An emended description of the genus Gilvimarinus is also presented.

scholarly journals Marivirga atlantica sp. nov., isolated from seawater and emended description of the genus Marivirga

2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (Pt_5) ◽  
pp. 1515-1519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao-Yi Lin ◽  
Xi-Ying Zhang ◽  
Ang Liu ◽  
Chang Liu ◽  
Xiao-Yan Song ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rrna Gene ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Sequences ◽  
Respiratory Quinone ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Emended Description ◽  
Major Respiratory Quinone ◽  
Polyphasic Characterization ◽  
The 16S Rrna Gene ◽  
Sequence Similarities

A novel Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, orange-pigmented, non-flagellated, gliding, rod-shaped bacterium, designated strain SM1354T was isolated from surface seawater of the Atlantic Ocean. The strain hydrolysed gelatin and DNA but did not reduce nitrate. It grew at 4–40 °C and with 0.5–11 % (w/v) NaCl. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain SM1354T belonged to the genus Marivirga with 96.0–96.2 % sequence similarities to known species of the genus Marivirga . The major fatty acids of strain SM1354T were iso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 1 G, iso-C17 : 03-OH and summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or iso-C15 : 02-OH). Polar lipids of strain SM1354T included phosphatidylethanolamine, three unidentified lipids and one unidentified aminolipid and aminophospholipid. The major respiratory quinone of strain SM1354T was menaquinone 7 (MK-7). The genomic DNA G+C content of strain SM1354T was 33.9±0.4 mol%. On the basis of the results of the polyphasic characterization in this study, it is proposed that strain SM1354T represents a novel species of the genus Marivirga , namely Marivirga atlantica sp. nov. The type strain of Marivirga atlantica is SM1354T ( = CCTCC AB 2014242T = JCM 30305T). An emended description of the genus Marivirga is also proposed.

scholarly journals Fulvimonas yonginensis sp. nov., isolated from greenhouse soil, and emended description of the genus Fulvimonas

2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (Pt_8) ◽  
pp. 2758-2762 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae-Hyung Ahn ◽  
Soo-Jin Kim ◽  
Hang-Yeon Weon ◽  
Seung-Beom Hong ◽  
Soon-Ja Seok ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Hybridization ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Gene Sequence ◽  
Novel Species ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Greenhouse Soil ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Emended Description ◽  
Sequence Similarities

A novel strain, designated 5GHs31-2T, was isolated from a greenhouse soil sample collected from Yongin city, South Korea. Cells of strain 5GHs31-2T were Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, polar flagellated and yellow-pigmented. The isolate was aerobic, catalase-negative and oxidase-positive and grew optimally at 28–30 °C and pH 7.0. Strain 5GHs31-2T revealed the highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities with Fulvimonas soli LMG 19981T (97.6 %), Dyella thiooxydans ATSB10T (97.5 %) and Frateuria terrea VA24T (97.4 %). Furthermore, the neighbour-joining tree showed that strain 5GHs31-2T was a representative of a member of the genus Fulvimonas . Strain 5GHs31-2T contained iso-C16 : 0, summed feature 9 (iso-C17 : 1ω9c and/or C16 : 0 10-methyl), iso-C15 : 0 and iso-C17 : 0 as the major fatty acids, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol and an aminolipid as the main polar lipids and Q-8 as the predominant quinone. The genomic DNA G+C content of 5GHs31-2T was 73.0 mol%. According to DNA–DNA hybridization experiments, DNA–DNA relatedness values between strain 5GHs31-2T and its closest phylogenetic neighbours were below 70 %. Based on the taxonomic data, strain 5GHs31-2T represents a novel species of the genus Fulvimonas , for which the name Fulvimonas yonginensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 5GHs31-2T ( = KACC 16952T = DSM 28344T).

scholarly journals Arachidicoccus soli sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from soil

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shin Ae Lee ◽  
Tae-Wan Kim ◽  
Mee-Kyung Sang ◽  
Jaekyeong Song ◽  
Soon-Wo Kwon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Hybridization ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Novel Species ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Sequences ◽  
Respiratory Quinone ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Major Respiratory Quinone

A Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, non-motile and rod-shaped bacterium, designated KIS59-12T, was isolated from a soil sample collected on Hodo island, Boryeong, Republic of Korea. The strain grew at 10–33 °C, pH 6.0–7.5 and with 0–4 % NaCl (w/v). Results of phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain KIS59-12T was in the same clade as Arachidicoccus rhizosphaerae Vu-144T and Arachidicoccus ginsenosidivorans Gsoil809T with 97.5 and 97.2 % sequence similarity, respectively. Comparative genome analysis between strain KIS59-12T and A. rhizosphaerae Vu-144T showed that average nucleotide identity value was 69.4 % and the digital DNA–DNA hybridization value was 19.1 %. The major respiratory quinone was menaquinone-7. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine and an unknown polar lipid. The predominant cellular fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 1 G and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH, which supported the affiliation of strain KIS59-12T with the genus Arachidicoccus . The major polyamines were homospermidine and putrescine. The genomic DNA G+C content was 36.4 mol%. On the basis of phylogenetic, physiological and chemotaxonomic characteristics, strain KIS59-12T represents a novel species of the genus Arachidicoccus , for which the name Arachidicoccus soli sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Arachidicoccus soli is KIS59-12T (=KACC 17340T=NBRC 113161T).

Pontibacter ramchanderi sp. nov., isolated from hexachlorocyclohexane-contaminated pond sediment

2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_8) ◽  
pp. 2829-2834 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amit Kumar Singh ◽  
Nidhi Garg ◽  
Naseer Sangwan ◽  
Vivek Negi ◽  
Roshan Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Hybridization ◽  
Novel Species ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Sequences ◽  
Polar Lipid Profile ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Soil Sediment ◽  
Genotypic Characteristics ◽  
Sequence Similarities

A Gram-stain-negative, motile, red pigmented, rod-shaped bacterium, designated strain LP43T, was isolated from hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)-contaminated soil sediment (Lucknow, India). Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that the isolate formed a cluster with the genus Pontibacter in the phylum Bacteroidetes with sequence similarities ranging from 92.9 to 97.0 % with species of the genus Pontibacter . The DNA G+C content of strain LP43T was 59.1 mol%. The polar lipid profile of strain LP43T showed the presence of phosphatidylethanolamine, an unidentified aminophospholipid, unknown aminolipids and unknown polar lipids. Strain LP43T contained MK-7 as the predominant menaquinone and sym-homospermidine as the major polyamine. The major cellular fatty acids of strain LP43T were, iso-C15 : 0 (15.74 %), iso-C15 : 0 3-OH (7.57 %), iso-C17 : 0 3-OH (7.32 %), summed feature 4 (iso-C17 : 1 I/anteiso-C17 : 1 B) (31.22 %) and summed feature 8 (C18 : 1ω7c/ C18 : 1ω6c) (7.60 %). Based on the results of DNA–DNA hybridization and phenotypic and genotypic characteristics, strain LP43T represents a novel species of the genus Pontibacter , for which the name Pontibacter ramchanderi is proposed. The type strain is LP43T ( = CCM 8406T = MCC 2019T).

scholarly journals Sinomonas susongensis sp. nov., isolated from the surface of weathered biotite

2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (Pt_4) ◽  
pp. 1133-1137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan-Yuan Bao ◽  
Zhi Huang ◽  
Dong-Mei Mao ◽  
Xia-Fang Sheng ◽  
Lin-Yan He
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
Dna Hybridization ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Novel Species ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Sequences ◽  
Respiratory Quinone ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cellular Fatty Acids ◽  
Link Type

A novel actinomycete, designated strain A31T, was isolated from the surface of weathered biotite in Susong, Anhui Province, China. The organism grew optimally at 30 °C, at pH 8.0 and with 1 % (w/v) NaCl. Strain A31T had A3α as the cell-wall peptidoglycan type and galactose, mannose and rhamnose as whole-cell sugars. Anteiso-C15 : 0 and anteiso-C17 : 0 were the major cellular fatty acids and MK-9(H2) was the predominant respiratory quinone. In addition, the total polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylmonomethylethanolamine and four glycolipids. The genomic DNA G+C content of strain A31T was 70.8 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain A31T was related most closely to Sinomonas albida LC13T (98.3 % similarity), Sinomonas atrocyanea DSM 20127T (98.2 %), Sinomonas soli CW 59T (98.1 %), Sinomonas flava CW 108T (97.8 %), ‘Sinomonas mesophila’ MPKL 26 (97.3 %), Sinomonas echigonensis LC10T (97.1 %) and ‘ Sinomonas notoginsengisoli ’ SYP-B575 (96.7 %). DNA–DNA hybridization studies with the new isolate showed relatedness values of 16.0–56.6 % with its six closest neighbours. Based on phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic analysis, strain A31T represents a novel species of the genus Sinomonas , for which the name Sinomonas susongensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is A31T ( = DSM 28245T = CCTCC AB 2014068T).

Undibacterium baiyunense sp. nov., Undibacterium curvum sp. nov., Undibacterium fentianense sp. nov., Undibacterium flavidum sp. nov., Undibacterium griseum sp. nov., Undibacterium hunanense sp. nov., Undibacterium luofuense sp. nov., Undibacterium nitidum sp. nov., Undibacterium rivi sp. nov., Undibacterium rugosum sp. nov. and Undibacterium umbellatum sp. nov., isolated from streams in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Huibin Lu ◽  
Fei Liu ◽  
Tongchu Deng ◽  
Meiying Xu
Keyword(s):  
Dna Hybridization ◽  
Type Strain ◽  
Novel Species ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Gram Stain ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Sequences ◽  
Unidentified Phospholipid ◽  
Respiratory Quinone ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type

Twelve Gram-stain-negative, catalase- and oxidase-positive, rod-shaped and motile strains (CY7WT, CY18WT, CY22WT, FT31WT, FT137WT, FT147WT, BYS50W, BYS107WT, LFS511WT, LX15WT, LX22WT and NL8WT) were isolated from streams in China. Comparisons based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that these strains take species of genus Undibacterium as close neighbours. The reconstructed phylogenetic and phylogenomic trees also showed that these strains cluster with species of genus Undibacterium together. The genome G+C contents of these strains were in the range of 45.3 to 53.3 mol%. The calculated pairwise OrthoANIu values and digital DNA–DNA hybridization values among these strains and related strains were in the range of 70.4 to 94.1% and 19.3 to 55.3% except that the values between strains CY7WT and BYS50W were 99.0 and 91.8 %, respectively. Q-8 was their predominant respiratory quinone. C16 : 1  ω7c and C16 : 0 were their major fatty acids. Their polar lipids profiles were similar, including phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, one unidentified phospholipid and two kinds of unidentified aminolipids. Combining polyphasic taxonomic characteristics and phylogenetic relationships, twelve strains should represent eleven independent novel species of genus Undibacterium , for which the names Undibacterium baiyunense sp. nov. (type strain BYS107WT=GDMCC 1.2453T=KCTC 82653T), Undibacterium curvum sp. nov. (type strain CY22WT=GDMCC 1.1906T=KACC 21951T), Undibacterium fentianense sp. nov. (type strain FT137WT=GDMCC 1.2456T=KCTC 82656T), Undibacterium flavidum sp. nov. (type strain LX15WT=GDMCC 1.1910T=JCM 34286T), Undibacterium griseum sp. nov. (type strain FT31WT=GDMCC 1.1908T=KACC 21953T), Undibacterium hunanense sp. nov. (type strain CY18WT=GDMCC 1.1904T=KACC 21949T), Undibacterium luofuense sp. nov. (type strain LFS511WT=GDMCC 1.2458T=KCTC 82658T), Undibacterium nitidum sp. nov. (type strain LX22WT=GDMCC 1.1912T=KACC 21957T), Undibacterium rivi sp. nov. (type strain FT147WT=GDMCC 1.2457T=KCTC 82657T), Undibacterium rugosum sp. nov. (type strain CY7WT=GDMCC 1.1903T=KACC 21961T) and Undibacterium umbellatum sp. nov. (type strain NL8WT=GDMCC 1.1915T=KACC 21960T) are proposed.

scholarly journals Cyclobacterium qasimii sp. nov., a psychrotolerant bacterium isolated from Arctic marine sediment

2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_9) ◽  
pp. 2133-2139 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Shivaji ◽  
P. Vishnu Vardhan Reddy ◽  
S. S. S. Nageshwara Rao ◽  
Zareena Begum ◽  
Poorna Manasa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Marine Sediment ◽  
Dna Hybridization ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Unsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Respiratory Quinone ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Sequence Similarities

A novel Gram-stain-negative, horseshoe-shaped, non-motile bacterium, designated strain M12-11BT, was isolated from a marine sediment sample collected at a depth of 200 m from Kongsfjorden, Svalbard. The colony colour was orangish red due to the presence of carotenoids. Fatty acids were dominated by branched and unsaturated fatty acids (90.8 %), with a high abundance of iso-C15 : 0 (14.9 %), anteiso-C15 : 0 (11.4 %), iso-C15 : 1 G (13.1 %), C15 : 1ω6c (5.4 %), C17 : 1ω6c (6.7 %), summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or C16 : 1ω6c; 9.3 %) and summed feature 9 (10-methyl C16 : 0 and/or iso-C17 : 1ω9c; 5.9 %). Strain M12-11BT contained MK-7 as the major respiratory quinone. The polar lipids consisted of phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, one unidentified aminolipid and three unidentified lipids. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities, the type strains of Cyclobacterium amurskyense , Cyclobacterium marinum and Cyclobacterium lianum were most closely related to M12-11BT with sequence similarities of 98.2, 96.8 and 93.3 %, respectively. Other members of the family Cyclobacteriaceae had sequence similarities of <92.0 %. However, DNA–DNA hybridization with Cyclobacterium amurskyense KCTC 12363T and Cyclobacterium marinum DSM 745T showed relatedness values of only 24.5 and 32.5 % with respect to strain M12-11BT. Based on the results of DNA–DNA hybridization experiments and phenotypic and chemotaxonomic data, it appears that strain M12-11BT represents a novel species of the genus Cyclobacterium , for which the name Cyclobacterium qasimii sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is M12-11BT ( = KCTC 23011T = NBRC 106168T) and it has a DNA G+C content of 40.5 mol%.

scholarly journals Halioglobus maricola sp. nov., isolated from coastal seawater

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 1868-1875 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shan-Hui Li ◽  
Jaeho Song ◽  
Yeonjung Lim ◽  
Yochan Joung ◽  
Ilnam Kang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Hybridization ◽  
Gene Sequence ◽  
Novel Species ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Respiratory Quinone ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Gene Sequence Analysis ◽  
A Genome ◽  
The 16S Rrna Gene

A Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, aerobic, non-flagellated, chemoheterotrophic bacterium, designated IMCC14385T, was isolated from surface seawater of the East Sea, Republic of Korea. The 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that IMCC14385T represented a member of the genus Halioglobus sharing 94.6–97.8 % similarities with species of the genus. Whole-genome sequencing of IMCC14385T revealed a genome size of 4.3 Mbp and DNA G+C content of 56.7 mol%. The genome of IMCC14385T shared an average nucleotide identity of 76.6 % and digital DNA–DNA hybridization value of 21.6 % with the genome of Halioglobus japonicus KCTC 23429T. The genome encoded the complete poly-β-hydroxybutyrate biosynthesis pathway. The strain contained summed feature 8 (C18 : 1 ω7c and/or C18 : 1 ω6c), summed feature 3 (C16 : 1 ω7c and/or C16 : 1 ω6c) and C17 : 1 ω8c as the predominant cellular fatty acids as well as ubiquinone-8 (Q-8) as the respiratory quinone. The polar lipids detected in the strain were phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, five unidentified phospholipids, an unidentified aminolipid, an unidentified aminophospholipid and four unidentified lipids. On the basis of taxonomic data obtained in this study, it is suggested that IMCC14385T represents a novel species of the genus Halioglobus , for which the name Halioglobus maricola sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is IMCC14385T (=KCTC 72520T=NBRC 114072T).

scholarly journals Descriptions of Rhodopseudomonas parapalustris sp. nov., Rhodopseudomonas harwoodiae sp. nov. and Rhodopseudomonas pseudopalustris sp. nov., and emended description of Rhodopseudomonas palustris

2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_8) ◽  
pp. 1790-1798 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Venkata Ramana ◽  
S. Kalyana Chakravarthy ◽  
P. Shalem Raj ◽  
B. Vinay Kumar ◽  
E. Shobha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Hybridization ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Novel Species ◽  
Rhodopseudomonas Palustris ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Geographical Regions ◽  
Emended Description ◽  
Type Strains

Four strains (JA310T, JA531T, JA447 and JA490) of red to reddish brown pigmented, rod-shaped, motile and budding phototrophic bacteria were isolated from soil and freshwater sediment samples from different geographical regions of India. All strains contained bacteriochlorophyll a and carotenoids of the spirilloxanthin series. The major cellular fatty acid of strains JA310T and JA531T was C18 : 1ω7c, the quinone was Q-10 and polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylcholine, an aminohopanoid and an unidentified aminolipid. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that all strains clustered with species of the genus Rhodopseudomonas in the class Alphaproteobacteria . Strains JA531T, JA447 and JA490 were genotypically (>80 % related based on DNA–DNA hybridization) and phenotypically closely related to each other and the three strains were distinct from strain JA310T (33 % related). Furthermore, all four strains had less than 48 % relatedness (DNA–DNA hybridization) with type strains of members of the genus Rhodopseudomonas , i.e. Rhodopseudomonas palustris ATCC 17001T, Rhodopseudomonas faecalis JCM 11668T and Rhodopseudomonas rhenobacensis DSM 12706T. The genomic DNA G+C contents of strains JA310T and JA531T were 63.8 and 62.4 mol%, respectively. On the basis of phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and molecular genetic evidence, it is proposed that strains JA310T ( = NBRC 106083T = KCTC 5839T) and JA531T ( = NBRC 107575T = KCTC 5841T) be classified as the type strains of two novel species of the genus Rhodopseudomonas , Rhodopseudomonas parapalustris sp. nov. and Rhodopseudomonas harwoodiae sp. nov., respectively. In addition, we propose that strain DSM 123T ( = NBRC 100419T) represents a novel species, Rhodopseudomonas pseudopalustris sp. nov., since this strain differs genotypically and phenotypically from R. palustris ATCC 17001T and other members of the genus Rhodopseudomonas . An emended description of R. palustris is also provided.

Gemmobacter megaterium sp. nov., isolated from coastal planktonic seaweeds

2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (Pt_1) ◽  
pp. 66-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin-Jin Liu ◽  
Xin-Qi Zhang ◽  
Fang-Tao Chi ◽  
Jie Pan ◽  
Cong Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Novel Species ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Aerobic Bacterium ◽  
Gram Stain ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Sequences ◽  
Sea Salts ◽  
Respiratory Quinone ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type

A Gram-stain-negative, non-motile and aerobic bacterium, designated CF17T, was isolated from coastal planktonic seaweeds, East China Sea. The isolate grew at 18–37 °C (optimum 25–28 °C), pH 6.5–9.0 (optimum 7.0–8.0) and with 0–5 % NaCl (optimum 1–2 %, w/v) and 0.5–10 % sea salts (optimum 2–3 %, w/v). Growth of strain CF17T could be stimulated prominently by supplementing the growth medium with the autoclaved supernatant of a culture of strain CF5, which was isolated from the same sample along with strain CF17T. The cell morphology of strain CF17T was a bean-shaped rod consisting of a swollen end and a long prostheca. The phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain CF17T clustered with Gemmobacter nectariphilus DSM 15620T within the genus Gemmobacter . The DNA G+C content of strain CF17T was 61.4 mol%. The respiratory quinone was ubiquinone Q-10. The major fatty acids included C18 : 1ω7c and C18 : 0. The polar lipids of strain CF17T consisted of phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine, two uncharacterized phospholipids, one uncharacterized aminolipid, three uncharacterized glycolipids and one uncharacterized lipid. On the basis of phenotypic, phylogenetic and chemotaxonomic data, strain CF17T ( = CGMCC 1.11024T = JCM 18498T) is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Gemmobacter , for which the name Gemmobacter megaterium sp. nov. is proposed.

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