Vitellibacter aestuarii sp. nov., isolated from tidal-flat sediment, and an emended description of the genus Vitellibacter.
A Gram-reaction-negative, aerobic, yellowish-orange-pigmented bacterial strain, designated JC2436(T), was isolated from tidal-flat sediment of Oi Island in Korea. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated its close affiliation to Vitellibacter vladivostokensis, with 96 % sequence similarity to the type strain. Cells grew with 2-6 % NaCl and at 10-41 degrees C. Orange flexirubin pigments were present. The major isoprenoid quinone was MK-6, the DNA G+C content was 48.7 mol% and the predominant fatty acids (>10 %) were iso-C(15 : 0) and iso-C(17 : 0) 3-OH. The data obtained from this polyphasic study support the classification of this isolate within a novel species in the genus Vitellibacter, for which the name Vitellibacter aestuarii sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is JC2436(T) (=IMSNU 14137(T) =KACC 13727(T) =KCTC 22361(T) =JCM 15496(T)).
School of Biological Sciences and Institute of Microbiology, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea.
Bong-Soo
BS
Kim
School of Biological Sciences and Institute of Microbiology, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea.
Ok-Sun
OS
Kim
School of Biological Sciences and Institute of Microbiology, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea.
Eun Young
EY
Moon
School of Biological Sciences and Institute of Microbiology, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea.
Jongsik
J
Chun
D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D041965:Flavobacteriaceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S