title: Chromohalobacter salarius sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from a solar saltern in Cabo de Gata, Almeria, southern Spain.
abstract: A moderately halophilic, Gram-negative bacterium (strain CG4.1(T)), which was isolated from a solar saltern at Cabo de Gata, a wildlife reserve located in the province of Almería, southern Spain, was subjected to a polyphasic taxonomic study. This organism was an aerobic, motile rod that produced colonies with a yellow pigment. Strain CG4.1(T) grew at salinities of 3-25 % (w/v), at 15-45 degrees C and at pH 5-9. The organism reduced nitrate, hydrolysed starch and had phenylalanine deaminase activity. The major fatty acids were C(18 : 1)omega7c, C(16 : 0) and C(19 : 0) cyclo omega8c. The DNA G+C content was 63.6 mol%. On the basis of phenotypic and phylogenetic data, strain CG4.1(T) appears to be a member of the genus Chromohalobacter and clustered closely with Chromohalobacter species, with 95-96 % similarity between their 16S rRNA gene sequences. However, DNA-DNA relatedness between the isolate and the type strains of Chromohalobacter species was low. Therefore, it is proposed that strain CG4.1(T) represents a novel species, Chromohalobacter salarius sp. nov. The type strain is strain CG4.1(T) (=CECT 5903(T)=LMG 23626(T)).
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Campus Universitario de Cartuja s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aguilera
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Campus Universitario de Cartuja s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cabrera
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Campus Universitario de Cartuja s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Incerti
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Campus Universitario de Cartuja s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fuentes
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Laboratories, Imperial College London, Wye Campus, Wye, Ashford, Kent TN25 5AH, UK.
authors.forename: Nick J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Campus Universitario de Cartuja s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ramos-Cormenzana
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Campus Universitario de Cartuja s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Monteoliva-Sánchez
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D000594:Amino Acid Oxidoreductases / Q000032:analysis; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001482:Base Composition; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D044129:Halomonadaceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008124:Locomotion; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009566:Nitrates / Q000378:metabolism; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010802:Phylogeny; D010860:Pigments, Biological / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013030:Spain; D013213:Starch / Q000378:metabolism; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D009566:Nitrates; D010860:Pigments, Biological; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D013213:Starch; D000594:Amino Acid Oxidoreductases; C022342:phenylalanine oxidase