title: Flavobacterium croceum sp. nov., isolated from activated sludge.
abstract: A Gram-negative, non-motile, rod-shaped bacterium, designated strain EMB47(T), was isolated from activated sludge performing enhanced biological phosphorus removal in a sequencing batch reactor. Growth was observed between 10 and 40 degrees C (optimum, 25-35 degrees C) and between pH 5.0 and 8.5 (optimum, pH 7.5-8.0). The predominant fatty acids of strain EMB47(T) were iso-C(16 : 0) 3-OH, iso-C(15 : 1) G, C(15 : 0), iso-C(15 : 0), iso-C(14 : 0) and iso-C(16 : 0) and it contained phosphatidylethanolamine, diphosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylcholine as polar lipids. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 40.8 mol% and the major quinone was MK-6. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analyses showed that strain EMB47(T) formed a distinct phyletic line within the genus Flavobacterium. The levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with respect to Flavobacterium species were below 94.7 %. On the basis of the phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and molecular data, strain EMB47(T) represents a novel species within the genus Flavobacterium, for which the name Flavobacterium croceum sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is EMB47(T) (=KCTC 12611(T)=DSM 17960(T)).
authors.affiliation: Division of Applied Life Science, EB-NCRC, PMBBRC, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Minjeong
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Division of Applied Life Science, EB-NCRC, PMBBRC, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Shipeng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: Division of Applied Life Science, EB-NCRC, PMBBRC, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.affiliation: Division of Applied Life Science, EB-NCRC, PMBBRC, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Bok Sil
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Woojun
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 52 Oeundong, Yusong, Daejeon 305-333, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Chang-Jin
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Division of Applied Life Science, EB-NCRC, PMBBRC, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Che Ok
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Jeon
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001482:Base Composition; D019149:Bioreactors; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005417:Flavobacterium / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010641:Phenotype; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000378:metabolism; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012722:Sewage / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012722:Sewage; D010758:Phosphorus