title: Salinicoccus halodurans sp. nov., a moderate halophile from saline soil in China.
abstract: A moderately halophilic, Gram-positive coccus, designated strain W24(T), was isolated from saline soil in Qinghai province, China. The isolate was able to grow at salinities of 0-24 % (w/v) NaCl (optimally at 8 %, w/v), at pH 5.5-9.0 (optimally at pH 7.5) and at 8-43 degrees C (optimally at 28 degrees C). The genomic DNA G+C content of strain W24(T) was 45.8 mol%. The predominant isoprenoid quinone was MK-6 and the cell wall contained lysine and glycine as diagnostic diamino acids. The polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol and an unidentified glycolipid. The major cellular fatty acids were iso-C(15 : 0), anteiso-C(15 : 0) and C(16 : 0). Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, strain W24(T) was found to be a member of the genus Salinicoccus and was related most closely to Salinicoccus hispanicus DSM 5352(T) (96.5 % sequence similarity). Based on data from the current polyphasic study, strain W24(T) is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Salinicoccus, for which the name Salinicoccus halodurans sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is W24(T) (=CGMCC 1.6501(T)=DSM 19336(T)).
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101 Beijing, PR China.
authors.forename: Xiaowei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yanfen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Sanqing
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Yanhe
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012492:Salts; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013045:Species Specificity; D040141:Staphylococcaceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012492:Salts