title: Halomonas lutea sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from a salt lake.
abstract: A Gram-negative, moderately halophilic bacterium, designated YIM 91125(T), was isolated from a salt lake in Xinjiang province, north-west China. The isolate grew at salinities in the range 1-20% (w/v) and at 4-45 degrees C. Optimal growth occurred at 37 degrees C, pH 7.5 and 5-10% (w/v) NaCl. Cells were short rods motile by means of single polar flagella. The major fatty acids were C(18:1)omega7c, C(16:0), C(19:0) cyclo omega8c and C(12:0) 3-OH. The DNA G+C content was 60.8 mol%. The predominant respiratory quinone was Q-9. A comparison of 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed its relationship to Halomonas species, its closest neighbours being Halomonas pantelleriensis (95.9% similarity to the type strain) and Halomonas muralis (95.4 % similarity). On the basis of chemotaxonomic, phylogenetic and phenotypic evidence, strain YIM 91125(T) represents a novel member of the genus Halomonas, for which the name Halomonas lutea sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is YIM 91125(T) (=KCTC 12847(T) =CCTCC AB 206093(T)).
authors.affiliation: Xinjiang Institute of Microbiology, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Science, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830091, PR China.
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Shu-Kun
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lou
authors.forename: Pei-Hong
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Cheng-Lin
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Li-Hua
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Wen-Jun
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Li