title: Altererythrobacter dongtanensis sp. nov., isolated from a tidal flat.
abstract: A Gram-negative, rod-shaped and non-spore-forming bacterial strain, JM27(T), was isolated from a tidal flat of Dongtan Wetland, Chongming Island, China. The strain formed smooth yellow colonies on R2A plates. Growth occurred at 10-37 °C (optimum, 30-37 °C), at pH 6.0-10.0 (optimum, pH 7.0-9.0) and in the presence of 0-1 % NaCl (optimum, 0 %). Catalase test was positive and oxidase test was negative. Ubiquinone 10 (Q10) was the major respiratory quinone. C₁₈:₀ω7c and C₁₇:₁ω6c were the most abundant fatty acids. Diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylglycerol were the major polar lipids. The DNA G+C content of strain JM27(T) was 66.4 mol%. The 16S rRNA gene sequence of the isolate showed highest similarity to that of Altererythrobacter marinus H32(T) (96.4 %). Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that the strain belonged to the genus Altererythrobacter of the family Erythrobacteraceae of the class Alphaproteobacteria. On the basis of phylogenetic analysis, whole-cell fatty acids, polar lipid compositions, and biochemical and physiological characteristics, strain JM27(T) is proposed to represent a novel species of the genus Altererythrobacter for which the name Altererythrobacter dongtanensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is JM27(T) ( = KCTC 22672(T)  = CCTCC AB 209199(T)).
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Microbial Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, PR China.
authors.forename: Zhen-Yu
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Microbial Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, PR China.
authors.forename: Yi-Ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Yanbian University, Yanji 132300, PR China.|Department of Microbiology and Microbial Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, PR China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hui
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Yanbian University, Yanji 132300, PR China.
authors.forename: Guan-Rong
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.affiliation: Biological Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 305-333, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jung-Sook
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Biological Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 305-333, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Keun Chul
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Microbial Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, PR China.
authors.forename: Zhe-Xue
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Quan
mesh_terms: D020561:Alphaproteobacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001482:Base Composition; D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism; D002681:China; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000382:microbiology*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000032:analysis; D010802:Phylogeny; D010860:Pigments, Biological / Q000378:metabolism; D011809:Quinones / Q000032:analysis; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000378:metabolism; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D010743:Phospholipids; D010860:Pigments, Biological; D011809:Quinones; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D010088:Oxidoreductases; D002374:Catalase