title: Maritimimonas rapanae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from gut microflora of the veined rapa whelk, Rapana venosa.
abstract: A yellow-pigmented, Gram-negative, aerobic bacterial strain comprising rod-shaped cells devoid of flagellar and gliding motility, designated strain A31(T), was isolated from a veined rapa whelk (Rapana venosa) collected from the South Sea, Republic of Korea. Results from 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that the isolate belonged to the family Flavobacteriaceae; the highest level of nucleotide sequence similarity (92.6 %) was observed with Tenacibaculum aestuarii KCTC 12569(T). The predominant cellular fatty acids were iso-C(15 : 1) G (24.2 %), iso-C(15 : 0) (20.1 %) and iso-C(17 : 0) 3-OH (11.2 %). Flexirubin-type pigments were absent. The major isoprenoid quinone was MK-6. The DNA G+C content was 31.7 mol%. Data from a polyphasic taxonomic study suggested that the isolate represents a novel species in a new genus of the family Flavobacteriaceae, for which the name Maritimimonas rapanae gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Maritimimonas rapanae is A31(T) (=KCTC 22186(T) =JCM 15075(T)).
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 540-742, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seong Chan
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Keun Sik
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Baik
authors.forename: Duwoon
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Chi Nam
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Seong
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D041965:Flavobacteriaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D049851:Gastropoda / Q000382:microbiology*; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S