title: Erythrobacter luteolus sp. nov., isolated from a tidal flat of the Yellow Sea in Korea.
abstract: A Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, yellow-pigmented, slightly halophilic bacterial strain, SW-109(T), was isolated from a tidal flat of the Yellow Sea in Korea, and subjected to a polyphasic taxonomic study. This isolate did not produce bacteriochlorophyll a and contained ubiquinone-10 as the predominant respiratory lipoquinone and C(18 : 1)omega7c as the major fatty acid. The DNA G + C content was 60.3 mol%. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain SW-109(T) is phylogenetically affiliated to the genus Erythrobacter of the family Sphingomonadaceae. Strain SW-109(T) exhibited levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to the type strains of Erythrobacter species of 94.0-96.3 %, making it possible to categorize strain SW-109(T) as a species that is separate from previously recognized Erythrobacter species. On the basis of its phenotypic properties and phylogenetic distinctiveness, SW-109(T) (= KCTC 12311(T) = JCM 12599(T)) was classified as the type strain of a novel Erythrobacter species, for which the name Erythrobacter luteolus sp. nov. is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), PO Box 115, Yusong, Taejon, Korea.
authors.forename: Jung-Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: Department of Food and Life Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Chunchun-dong 300, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Korea.
authors.forename: Kook Hee
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Center for Traditional Microorganism Resources, Keimyung University, Shindang-dong, Dalseo-gu, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Soo-Hwan
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Yeo
authors.affiliation: Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), PO Box 115, Yusong, Taejon, Korea.
authors.forename: Tae-Kwang
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Oh
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D025541:Bacteriochlorophyll A / Q000032:analysis; D001482:Base Composition; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D005840:Gentian Violet; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000382:microbiology*; D006131:Growth Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D007723:Korea; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010619:Phenazines; D010802:Phylogeny; D010860:Pigments, Biological; D011809:Quinones / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D042301:Sphingomonadaceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D025541:Bacteriochlorophyll A; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; C035863:Gram's stain; D006131:Growth Inhibitors; D010619:Phenazines; D010860:Pigments, Biological; D011809:Quinones; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D005840:Gentian Violet