title: Ferrimonas marina sp. nov.
abstract: 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)).
authors.affiliation: Marine Biotechnology Institute, 3-75-1 Heita, Kamaishi, Iwate 026-0001, Japan.
authors.forename: Atsuko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Katsuta
authors.affiliation: Marine Biotechnology Institute, 3-75-1 Heita, Kamaishi, Iwate 026-0001, Japan.
authors.forename: Kyoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.affiliation: Marine Biotechnology Institute, 3-75-1 Heita, Kamaishi, Iwate 026-0001, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.affiliation: Marine Biotechnology Institute, 3-75-1 Heita, Kamaishi, Iwate 026-0001, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshikazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shizuri
authors.affiliation: Marine Biotechnology Institute, 3-75-1 Heita, Kamaishi, Iwate 026-0001, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kasai
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D024482:Vitamin K 2; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D027081:DNA Gyrase