title: Salinihabitans flavidus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern.
abstract: A Gram-negative, non-motile and rod-shaped bacterial strain, ISL-46(T), belonging to the Alphaproteobacteria, was isolated from a marine solar saltern in Korea, and subjected to a polyphasic taxonomic study. Strain ISL-46(T) grew optimally at pH 7.0-8.0 and 30 degrees C and in the presence of 7 % (w/v) NaCl. It contained Q-10 as the predominant ubiquinone and C(19 : 0) cyclo omega8c, C(18 : 1)omega7c and 11-methyl C(18 : 1)omega7c as the major fatty acids. The DNA G+C content was 63.5 mol%. Strain ISL-46(T) exhibited 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity values of 94.1-95.3 % to members of the phylogenetically related genera Roseivivax, Salipiger, Citreicella, Yangia and Citreimonas. Strain ISL-46(T) could be differentiated from the above-mentioned genera by differences in compositions of the major fatty acids and in some phenotypic properties. On the basis of phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic data, strain ISL-46(T) is considered to represent a novel genus and species, for which the name Salinihabitans flavidus gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is ISL-46(T) (=KCTC 22485(T)=CCUG 56758(T)).
authors.affiliation: Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), PO Box 115, Yusong, Taejon, Republic of Korea. jhyoon@kribb.re.kr
authors.forename: Jung-Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: So-Jung
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Soo-Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Tae-Kwang
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Oh
mesh_terms: D020561:Alphaproteobacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D001482:Base Composition; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology*; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012965:Sodium Chloride