title: Belliella pelovolcani sp. nov., isolated from a mud-volcano in Taiwan.
abstract: Strain CC-SAL-25(T), a non-motile, Gram-negative, red-pigmented bacterium, was isolated from a rare mud-volcano, located in Wandan, Pingtung County, Taiwan. Studies based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the strain clustered closely with Belliella baltica BA143(T) (95.4 % sequence similarity). A menaquinone with seven isoprene units (MK-7) was the major respiratory quinone. The fatty acid profile was slightly different from that of B. baltica BA143(T). The results of the physiological and biochemical tests showed that strain CC-SAL-25(T) could be clearly differentiated from recognized Belliella species based on phenotypic properties. It was evident from the genotypic and phenotypic data that strain CC-SAL-25(T) should be classified as representing a second novel species in the genus Belliella. The name proposed for this taxon is Belliella pelovolcani sp. nov., and the type strain is CC-SAL-25(T) (=BCRC 17883(T)=KCTC 13248(T)).
authors.affiliation: College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Arun
authors.forename: Chiu-Chung
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Wen-Ming
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Mei-Hua
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Wei-An
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Jui-Hsing
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Rekha
authors.forename: Fo-Ting
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Shiawhwa Paul
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Su
mesh_terms: D041964:Cytophagaceae / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D013624:Taiwan
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S