Sulfitobacter litoralis sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from the East Sea, Korea.
A Gram-negative, aerobic, halophilic bacterium, designated strain Iso 3(T), was isolated from the East Sea in Korea. Strain Iso 3(T) was motile by means of polar flagella, occasionally formed rosette-like aggregates and contained 18 : 1omega7c as the dominant cellular fatty acid. Strain Iso 3(T) grew at NaCl concentrations of 1-10 % and temperatures of 4-30 degrees C. The optimal growth temperature was 20 degrees C. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence revealed that this strain is affiliated with a subcluster of the Alphaproteobacteria. However, strain Iso 3(T) generated metabolic energy by sulfide oxidation. The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity between strain Iso 3(T) and the type strain of the most closely related species, Sulfitobacter pontiacus, was 97.7 %. DNA-DNA relatedness between strain Iso 3(T) and Sulfitobacter pontiacus DSM 10014(T) was 24.1 %. On the basis of phenotypic properties and phylogenetic distinctiveness, strain Iso 3(T) is classified within a novel Sulfitobacter species, for which the name Sulfitobacter litoralis sp. nov. is proposed, with the type strain Iso 3(T) (=KCTC 12521(T)=DSM 17584(T)).
Park
Ja Ryeong
JR
Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), 52 Oeundong, Yusong, Daejeon 305-333, Republic of Korea.
Bae
Jin-Woo
JW
Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), 52 Oeundong, Yusong, Daejeon 305-333, Republic of Korea.
Nam
Young-Do
YD
Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), 52 Oeundong, Yusong, Daejeon 305-333, Republic of Korea.
Chang
Ho-Won
HW
Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), 52 Oeundong, Yusong, Daejeon 305-333, Republic of Korea.
Kwon
Hyuk-Yong
HY
Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), 52 Oeundong, Yusong, Daejeon 305-333, Republic of Korea.
Quan
Zhe-Xue
ZX
Department of Microbiology and Microbial Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.|Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), 52 Oeundong, Yusong, Daejeon 305-333, Republic of Korea.
Park
Yong-Ha
YH
Department of Applied Microbiology, Yeungnam University, Kyeongsan-si, Kyeongbuk 712-749, Republic of Korea.|proBionic Corp., KRIBB, 52 Oeundong, Yusong, Daejeon 305-333, Republic of Korea.
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D007723:Korea; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D041902:Rhodobacteraceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S