title: Planktosalinus lacus gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from a salt lake.
abstract: A Gram-staining-negative bacterium, strain X14M-14T, was isolated from a salt lake (Lake Xiaochaidan) in Qaidam basin, Qinghai Province, China. Its taxonomic position was determined by using a polyphasic approach. Cells of strain X14M-14T were non-spore-forming, non-motile rods. Strain X14M-14T was strictly heterotrophic and aerobic, catalase-positive and oxidase-negative. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain X14M-14T belonged to the family Flavobacteriaceae and formed a distinct lineage that was independent of the most closely related genera: Aequorivita (16S rRNA gene sequence similarities, 91.8-93.1 %) and Salinimicrobium (91.5-92.4 %). Strain X14M-14T contained MK-6 as the major respiratory quinone, and phosphatidylethanolamine and two unknown lipids as the major polar lipids. The major cellular fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 1 G and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH. The presence of iso-C15 : 1 G as a predominant fatty acid could distinguish this strain clearly from the most closely related genera in the family Flavobacteriaceae. The DNA G+C content was 36.6 mol%. On the basis of phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic data, strain X14M-14T represents a novel genus and species of the family Flavobacteriaceae, for which the name Planktosalinus lacus gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is X14M-14T ( = CGMCC 1.12924T = KCTC 42675T).
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100101, PRChina.|University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049, PRChina.
authors.forename: Zhi-Ping
authors.initials: ZP
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100101, PRChina.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research,Beijing 100089, PRChina.
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100101, PRChina.
authors.forename: Yu-Guang
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100101, PRChina.
authors.forename: Hong-Can
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100101, PRChina.
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100101, PRChina.
authors.forename: Zhi-Pei
authors.initials: ZP
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001482:Base Composition; D002681:China; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D041965:Flavobacteriaceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D060106:Lakes / Q000382:microbiology; D010714:Phosphatidylethanolamines / Q000737:chemistry; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000737:chemistry; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D054712:Salinity; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D024482:Vitamin K 2 / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005227:Fatty Acids; D010714:Phosphatidylethanolamines; D010743:Phospholipids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D024482:Vitamin K 2; C483858:phosphatidylethanolamine; C042455:menaquinone 6