title: Bacillus litoralis sp. nov., isolated from a tidal flat of the Yellow Sea in Korea.
abstract: A Gram-variable, motile, endospore-forming, slightly halophilic bacterial strain, designated SW-211(T), was isolated from a tidal flat of the Yellow Sea in Korea, and was characterized taxonomically by using a polyphasic approach. The organism grew optimally at 37 degrees C and in the presence of 2-3% NaCl. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that strain SW-211(T) forms a distinct phylogenetic lineage within the radiation of the cluster comprising Bacillus species. Strain SW-211(T) had cell-wall peptidoglycan based on meso-diaminopimelic acid. The predominant menaquinone was MK-7 and the major fatty acids were anteiso-C(15:0) (34.8%), iso-C(15:0) (15.6%), iso-C(16:0) (12.5%) and iso-C(14:0) (10.0%). The DNA G+C content was 35.2 mol%. Strain SW-211(T) exhibited levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity of <96.2% with respect to the type strains of recognized Bacillus species. On the basis of its phenotypic properties and phylogenetic distinctiveness, strain SW-211(T) (=KCTC 3898(T)=DSM 16303(T)) was classified in the genus Bacillus as the type strain of a novel species, for which the name Bacillus litoralis sp. nov. is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), PO Box 115, Yusong, Taejon, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jung-Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), PO Box 115, Yusong, Taejon, South Korea.
authors.forename: Tae-Kwang
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Oh
mesh_terms: D001407:Bacillus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000382:microbiology*; D007723:Korea; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S