title: Algoriphagus hitonicola sp. nov., isolated from an athalassohaline lagoon.
abstract: A Gram-negative, heterotrophic, aerobic, reddish-orange-pigmented, non-spore-forming, non-motile bacterial strain, designated 7-UAH(T), was isolated from salty water from the athalassohaline lagoon at El Hito, located in central Spain. The strain grew optimally at 37 degrees C and pH 7.0 and in the presence of 2.5 % NaCl. A polyphasic taxonomic study was carried out in order to characterize the strain in detail. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons indicated that strain 7-UAH(T) clustered within the branch constituted by species of the genus Hongiella, which were recently transferred to the genus Algoriphagus. Analysis of the polar lipid profile and DNA G+C content also supported placement of strain 7-UAH(T) within the genus Algoriphagus. On the basis of its phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic distinctiveness, strain 7-UAH(T) represents a novel species of the genus Algoriphagus, for which the name Algoriphagus hitonicola sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 7-UAH(T) (=CECT 7267(T) =CCM 7449(T)).
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Alcalá, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain. josel.copa@uah.es
authors.forename: José L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Copa-Patiño
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arenas
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Soliveri
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Porro
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ventosa
mesh_terms: D001482:Base Composition; D041964:Cytophagaceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000382:microbiology*; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D013030:Spain; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012965:Sodium Chloride