title: Salinicoccus alkaliphilus sp. nov., a novel alkaliphile and moderate halophile from Baer Soda Lake in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.
abstract: A novel alkaliphilic and moderately halophilic gram-positive coccus, designated strain T8T, was isolated from Baer Soda Lake in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. Strain T8T grew in the presence of 0-25% (w/v) NaCl and at pH 6.5-11.5, with optimum growth at 10% (w/v) NaCl and pH 9.0. It grew at 10.0-46.0 degrees C, with an optimum growth temperature of 32.0 degrees C. The organism was strictly aerobic, non-motile, non-sporulating and catalase- and oxidase-positive. The DNA G+C content was 49.6 mol%. The cell wall contained Lys and Gly. The major isoprenoid quinone was menaquinone 6 (MK-6). Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rDNA sequence comparisons indicate that strain T8T is a member of the genus Salinicoccus. DNA-DNA relatedness of less than 50% with the described species of Salinicoccus supported the view that this organism represents a novel species of the genus Salinicoccus. The name Salinicoccus alkaliphilus sp. nov. is proposed for this novel species. The type strain is T8T (= AS 1.2691T = JCM 11311T).
authors.forename: Weizhou
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yanfen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Yanhe
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Peijin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ventosa
authors.forename: William D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Grant
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001482:Base Composition; D002681:China; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000382:microbiology*; D006095:Gram-Positive Cocci / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012965:Sodium Chloride
chemical_list: D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012965:Sodium Chloride