title: Muricauda zhangzhouensis sp. nov., isolated from mangrove sediment.
abstract: A Gram-staining-negative, rod-shaped and non-motile bacterial strain, designated 12C25(T), was isolated from the crude-oil-degrading bacterial consortium enriched from mangrove sediment collected in Fujian Province, China. Optimal growth was observed at 25-28 °C, at pH 7.0 and in the presence of 2% (w/v) NaCl + 2% (w/v) KCl. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis demonstrated that strain 12C25(T) shared the highest sequence similarity with members of the genus Muricauda (97.7-93.9%), exhibiting 97.7% sequence similarity and 33.7 ± 4% DNA-DNA relatedness to Muricauda aquimarina SW-63(T). The DNA G+C content of strain 12C25(T) was 39.9 mol%. The dominant fatty acids were iso-C15:1 G, iso-C17:0 3-OH, iso-C15:0, C18:0 and iso-C15:0 3-OH, and menaquinone with six isoprene units (MK-6) was the only respiratory quinone. On the basis of phenotypic data and phylogenetic inference, the novel strain belongs to the genus Muricauda, but can readily be distinguished from known species of this genus http://dx.doi.org/10.1601/nm.8170 and thus represents a novel species of the genus Muricauda. The name Muricauda zhangzhouensis sp. nov. is proposed and the type strain is 12C25(T) (=CGMCC 1.11028(T)=MCCC 1F01096(T)=DSM 25030(T)).
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences and State Key Laboratory for Marine Environmental Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, PR China.
authors.forename: Caiyun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences and State Key Laboratory for Marine Environmental Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, PR China.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences and State Key Laboratory for Marine Environmental Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, PR China.
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Marine Biogenetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Xiamen 361005, PR China.|Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences and State Key Laboratory for Marine Environmental Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, PR China.
authors.forename: Qiliang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences and State Key Laboratory for Marine Environmental Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, PR China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences and State Key Laboratory for Marine Environmental Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, PR China.
authors.forename: Tianling
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences and State Key Laboratory for Marine Environmental Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, PR China.
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tian
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001482:Base Composition; D002681:China; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D041965:Flavobacteriaceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D024482:Vitamin K 2 / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D024482:Vitamin K 2; C042455:menaquinone 6