title: Paracoccus haeundaensis sp. nov., a Gram-negative, halophilic, astaxanthin-producing bacterium.
abstract: An aerobic, non-motile, Gram-negative, orange-pigmented, rod-shaped, astaxanthin-producing marine bacterium was isolated from the Haeundae Coast, Korea. This strain, BC74171T, produced carotenoids, mainly astaxanthin. All the type strains of the genus Paracoccus were compared with strain BC74171T using 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, fatty acid patterns and physiological reaction profiles. Based on the results of these analyses, it is proposed that strain BC74171T represents a novel species, Paracoccus haeundaensis sp. nov. The type strain is BC74171T (= KCCM 10460T = LMG P-21903T).
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Pukyong National University, Busan 608-737, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Hyung
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Pukyong National University, Busan 608-737, Korea.
authors.forename: Yun Sook
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Pukyong National University, Busan 608-737, Korea.
authors.forename: Tae-Jin
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Pukyong National University, Busan 608-737, Korea.
authors.forename: Won Jae
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Pukyong National University, Busan 608-737, Korea.
authors.forename: Young Tae
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D007723:Korea; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010230:Paracoccus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010802:Phylogeny; D010860:Pigments, Biological / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014871:Water Microbiology; D024341:Xanthophylls; D019207:beta Carotene / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D010860:Pigments, Biological; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D024341:Xanthophylls; D019207:beta Carotene; C005948:astaxanthine