title: Loktanella koreensis sp. nov., isolated from sea sand in Korea.
abstract: A bacterial strain, GA2-M3(T), isolated from a sea-sand sample in Korea, was subjected to polyphasic taxonomic characterization. Cells of strain GA2-M3(T) were Gram-negative, non-motile, non-spore-forming and short rod- to ovoid-shaped. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing studies confirmed that the bacterium fell within the radiation of the genus Loktanella. Similarity levels between the 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain GA2-M3(T) and those of type strains of Loktanella species with validly published names were 93.5-96.1 %; highest sequence similarity was with Loktanella rosea. The G+C content of the genomic DNA of strain GA2-M3(T) was 60.0 mol% and the predominant ubiquinone was Q-10. Major fatty acids were 18 : 1omega7c, 18 : 0 and 18 : 1omega7c 11-methyl. On the basis of the evidence presented, it is proposed that strain GA2-M3(T) represents a novel species, for which the name Loktanella koreensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is GA2-M3(T) (=KACC 11519(T)=DSM 17925(T)).
authors.affiliation: Applied Microbiology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Rural Development Administration (RDA), Suwon 441-707, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hang-Yeon
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Weon
authors.affiliation: Korean Agricultural Culture Collection (KACC), Genetic Resources Division, National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Rural Development Administration (RDA), Suwon 441-707, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Byung-Yong
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Korean Agricultural Culture Collection (KACC), Genetic Resources Division, National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Rural Development Administration (RDA), Suwon 441-707, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seung-Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0424, USA.
authors.forename: Jong-Shik
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Korean Agricultural Culture Collection (KACC), Genetic Resources Division, National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Rural Development Administration (RDA), Suwon 441-707, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Soon-Wo
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: Korean Agricultural Culture Collection (KACC), Genetic Resources Division, National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Rural Development Administration (RDA), Suwon 441-707, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seung-Joo
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Go
authors.affiliation: DSMZ - Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH, Mascheroder Weg 1b, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
authors.forename: Erko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stackebrandt
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001482:Base Composition; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D007723:Korea; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000032:analysis*; D041902:Rhodobacteraceae / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012822:Silicon Dioxide