title: Chitinibacter suncheonensis sp. nov., a chitinolytic bacterium from a mud flat in Suncheon Bay.
abstract: A chitinolytic bacterium, designated strain SK16(T), was isolated from a mud flat in Suncheon Bay, Republic of Korea. Strain SK16(T) is Gram-negative, strictly aerobic, motile by a polar flagellum, and short rod-shaped. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the strain belonged to the genus Chitinibacter and was most closely related to Chitinibacter tainanensis S1(T) (98.2% similarity). DNA-DNA hybridization analyses showed a low association value of 20.45±4.08% between them. The major cellular fatty acids, the G+C content of the genomic DNA, and the predominant quinone of the strain were summed feature 3 (iso-C(15:0) 2-OH and/or C(16:1)                 ω7c; 50.5%) and C(12:0) (12.5%), 52.26 mol%, and Q-8, respectively. Based on the phylogenetic, chemotaxonomic, and phenotypic properties, strain SK16(T) represents a novel species of the genus Chitinibacter, for which the name Chitinibacter suncheonensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is SK16(T) (=KCTC 23839(T) =DSM 25421(T)).
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 540-950, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Kyum
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yong Ho
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yu Seok
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Han Beur
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Na
authors.forename: Jungho
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Keun Sik
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Baik
authors.forename: Han Dae
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.forename: Jung-Kul
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hoon
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009346:Neisseriaceae / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S