title: Skermanella aerolata sp. nov., isolated from air, and emended description of the genus Skermanella.
abstract: A light-pink-coloured bacterium, designated strain 5416T-32(T), was isolated from an air sample in Korea. Cells of the strain were strictly aerobic, Gram-negative, motile (single polar or subpolar flagellum) and rod-shaped. Optimal growth occurred at 25-30 degrees C and at pH 6.0-7.0. The major quinones were Q-10 and Q-8. The major fatty acids were C(18 : 1) omega 7c (53.8 %) and C(16 : 0) (15.9 %). The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 65.0 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain 5416T-32(T) was most closely related to Skermanella parooensis, with a similarity of 96.2 %, but relatively low sequence similarities (<92 %) were found with respect to other species with validly published names held in GenBank. Phenotypic and genotypic analyses indicated that strain 5416T-32(T) could not be assigned to any recognized species. Therefore strain 5416T-32(T) represents a novel species of the genus Skermanella, for which the name Skermanella aerolata sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 5416T-32(T) (=KACC 11604(T)=DSM 18479(T)).
authors.affiliation: Applied Microbiology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Rural Development Administration, Suwon 441-707, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hang-Yeon
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Weon
authors.affiliation: Korean Agricultural Culture Collection (KACC), Microbial Genetics Division, National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Rural Development Administration, Suwon 441-707, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Byung-Yong
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Korean Agricultural Culture Collection (KACC), Microbial Genetics Division, National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Rural Development Administration, Suwon 441-707, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seung-Beom
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Rural Development Administration, Jeju 690-150, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jae-Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Joa
authors.affiliation: Mokpo Experiment Station, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Muan 534-833, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sang-Sik
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.affiliation: Taean Lily Experimental Station, Chungnam Provincial Agricultural Research and Extension Services, Taean 357-952, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ki Hwan
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Korean Agricultural Culture Collection (KACC), Microbial Genetics Division, National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Rural Development Administration, Suwon 441-707, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Soon-Wo
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kwon
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D000391:Air Microbiology; 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 / Q000502:physiology; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007723:Korea; D008124:Locomotion; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D010860:Pigments, Biological / Q000096:biosynthesis; D011809:Quinones / Q000032:analysis; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012244:Rhodospirillaceae / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D010860:Pigments, Biological; D011809:Quinones; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S