title: Pelagibacillus goriensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halotolerant bacterium isolated from coastal water off the east coast of Korea.
abstract: A Gram-positive, moderately halotolerant bacterium, designated CL-GR16(T), was isolated from coastal water off the east coast of Korea. The strain was strictly aerobic, rod-shaped, motile by means of peritrichous flagella and produced ellipsoidal spores. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that the isolate represented an independent lineage within Bacillus rRNA group 1, showing 93.6-94.6 % similarity with respect to the genus Ornithinibacillus, 94.0 % with respect to Paucisalibacillus, 91.0-93.5 % with respect to Virgibacillus, 93.2-93.3 % with respect to Salinibacillus and 92.8-93.2 % with respect to Oceanobacillus. The optimum temperature and pH for growth were 30 degrees C and pH 7.5. Strain CL-GR16(T) was able to grow at NaCl concentrations from 0 to 14 %, with optimum growth occurring at 0-2 % NaCl. The strain lacked oxidase. The major fatty acids were anteiso-C(15 : 0) (65.6 %), anteiso-C(17 : 0) (11.0 %) and iso-C(15 : 0) (9.1 %). The polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol and an unidentified glycolipid. The predominant menaquinone was MK-7. The G+C content of the DNA was 43 mol%. On the basis of the results of the polyphasic analysis, strain CL-GR16(T) represents a novel genus and species, for which the name Pelagibacillus goriensis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is strain CL-GR16(T) (=KCCM 42329(T)=DSM 18252(T)).
authors.affiliation: School of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Research Institute of Oceanography, Seoul National University, San 56-1 Shillim-dong, Kwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Yoon-Gon
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: School of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Research Institute of Oceanography, Seoul National University, San 56-1 Shillim-dong, Kwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Chung Yeon
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.affiliation: Safety and Technology Department, Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. Ltd, 167 Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-791, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kwang Woo
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.affiliation: Safety and Technology Department, Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. Ltd, 167 Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-791, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hyung Tae
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.affiliation: Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), PO Box 115, Yusong, Taejon, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jung-Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: School of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Research Institute of Oceanography, Seoul National University, San 56-1 Shillim-dong, Kwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Byung Cheol
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Cho
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001407:Bacillus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; 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; D005407:Flagella; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007723:Korea; D008124:Locomotion; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000032:analysis; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000032:analysis; D010802:Phylogeny; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic / Q000494:pharmacology; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013696:Temperature; D024482:Vitamin K 2 / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D010743:Phospholipids; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic; D024482:Vitamin K 2; D010088:Oxidoreductases