title: Chungangia koreensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from marine sediment.
abstract: A Gram-staining-positive, strictly aerobic, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped bacterial strain, CAU 9163(T), was isolated from marine sediment collected in the Republic of Korea and its taxonomic position was investigated using a polyphasic approach. The novel strain grew optimally at 30 °C and pH 8.0. In phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences, strain CAU 9163(T) formed a hitherto unknown lineage within the order Bacillales, which contains the genera Planomicrobium, Planococcus, Sporosarcina, Rummeliibacillus, Viridibacillus, Lysinibacillus and Bacillus. The levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity between the novel strain and any established bacterial species were all <95.7%. The major isoprenoid quinines of strain CAU 9163(T) were MK-8 (65.2%) and MK-7 (22.8%) and the predominant fatty acid was anteiso-C(15:0). The peptidoglycan was of the A4α type and based on L-Lys-D-Asp. The major whole-cell sugars were ribose and glucose. The polar lipid profile mainly consisted of phosphatidylethanolamine, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, an unidentified glycolipid and an unidentified polar lipid. The genomic DNA G+C content of the novel strain was 44.3 mol%. These data were sufficient to differentiate the novel strain from established genera in the phylum Firmicutes. Based on the phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and genotypic evidence, strain CAU 9163(T) represents a novel species in a new genus for which the name Chungangia koreensis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Chungangia koreensis is 9163(T) ( = KCTC 13729(T)  = CCUG 59778(T)).
authors: Department of Microbiology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, 221 Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-ku, Seoul 156-756, Republic of Korea.
authors: Wonyong
authors: W
authors: Kim
authors: Department of Microbiology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, 221 Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-ku, Seoul 156-756, Republic of Korea.
authors: Jitsopin
authors: J
authors: Traiwan
authors: Department of Microbiology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, 221 Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-ku, Seoul 156-756, Republic of Korea.
authors: Mi-Hak
authors: MH
authors: Park
authors: Department of Microbiology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, 221 Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-ku, Seoul 156-756, Republic of Korea.
authors: Min Young
authors: MY
authors: Jung
authors: Department of Microbiology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, 221 Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-ku, Seoul 156-756, Republic of Korea.
authors: Su-Jin
authors: SJ
authors: Oh
authors: School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University, 300 Cheoncheon-dong, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 440-746, Republic of Korea.
authors: Jung-Hoon
authors: JH
authors: Yoon
authors: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90112, Thailand.
authors: Ampaitip
authors: A
authors: Sukhoom
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001482:Base Composition; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000382:microbiology*; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010457:Peptidoglycan / Q000032:analysis; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000032:analysis; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005227:Fatty Acids; D010457:Peptidoglycan; D010743:Phospholipids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S