Pseudidiomarina taiwanensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from shallow coastal water of An-Ping Harbour, Taiwan, and emended description of the family Idiomarinaceae.
Two strains of heterotrophic, aerobic, marine bacteria, designated strains PIT1T and PIT2, were isolated from sea-water samples collected at the shallow coastal region of An-Ping Harbour, Tainan, Taiwan. Both strains were Gram-negative. Cells grown in broth cultures were straight rods that were non-motile, lacking flagella. Both strains required NaCl for growth and exhibited optimal growth at 30-35 degrees C, 1-4 % NaCl and pH 8. They grew aerobically and were incapable of anaerobic growth by fermentation of glucose or other carbohydrates. Cellular fatty acids were predominantly iso-branched, with C(15 : 0) iso and C(17 : 0) iso representing the most abundant components. The DNA G+C contents of strains PIT1(T) and PIT2 were 49.3 and 48.6 mol%, respectively. Phylogeny based on 16S rRNA gene sequences, together with data from phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characterization, revealed that the two isolates could be assigned to a novel genus in the family Idiomarinaceae, for which the name Pseudidiomarina gen. nov. is proposed. Pseudidiomarina taiwanensis sp. nov. is the type species of the novel genus (type strain PIT1T = BCRC 17465T = JCM 13360T).
Center for General Education, Leader University, No. 188, Sec. 5, An-Chung Rd, Tainan, Taiwan.
Wen Dar
WD
Jean
Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University, PO Box 23-13, Taipei, Taiwan.
Wung Yang
WY
Shieh
Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University, PO Box 23-13, Taipei, Taiwan.
Hsiu-Hui
HH
Chiu
D000332:Aerobiosis; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D020563:Gammaproteobacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology*; D013624:Taiwan; D014871:Water Microbiology
D005227:Fatty Acids; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S