Ferrimonas marina sp. nov.
A novel Ferrimonas species is described on the basis of phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic studies. Four halophilic organisms were isolated from marine sand and marine macroalgae samples by using high-pH marine agar 2216. An analysis of the nearly complete 16S rRNA gene sequences of these new isolates indicated that they were phylogenetically close (16S rRNA gene sequence similarity >99.5%, gyrB gene sequence similarity >97.8%), and were most closely related to Ferrimonas balearica (16S rRNA gene sequence similarity 97.1-97.3%, gyrB gene sequence similarity 84.4-85.0%). Chemotaxonomic data (major menaquinone MK7; major fatty acids C(16:0) and C(18:1)omega9c) supported the affiliation of the new isolates to the genus Ferrimonas. The results of physiological and biochemical tests allowed phenotypic differentiation of the isolates from F. balearica. It is therefore proposed that the new isolates represent a novel species with the name Ferrimonas marina sp. nov. and type strain A4D-4(T) (=MBIC06480(T)=DSM 16917(T)).
Katsuta
Atsuko
A
Marine Biotechnology Institute, 3-75-1 Heita, Kamaishi, Iwate 026-0001, Japan.
Adachi
Kyoko
K
Marine Biotechnology Institute, 3-75-1 Heita, Kamaishi, Iwate 026-0001, Japan.
Matsuda
Satoru
S
Marine Biotechnology Institute, 3-75-1 Heita, Kamaishi, Iwate 026-0001, Japan.
Shizuri
Yoshikazu
Y
Marine Biotechnology Institute, 3-75-1 Heita, Kamaishi, Iwate 026-0001, Japan.
Kasai
Hiroaki
H
Marine Biotechnology Institute, 3-75-1 Heita, Kamaishi, Iwate 026-0001, Japan.
D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D027081:DNA Gyrase / Q000235:genetics; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000382:microbiology*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D020563:Gammaproteobacteria / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000382:microbiology*; D007564:Japan; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology*; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D024482:Vitamin K 2 / Q000032:analysis
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D024482:Vitamin K 2; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D027081:DNA Gyrase