title: Aquimarina versatilis sp. nov., isolated from seashore sand, and emended description of the genus Aquimarina.
abstract: Strain CBA3207T, a novel Gram-stain-negative, aerobic and rod-shaped bacterium, was isolated from the seashore sand of Jeju island in South Korea. Strain CBA3207T grew optimally at 25-30 °C and pH 7.0-7.5 with 3.0-4.0 % (w/v) NaCl. It was catalase-positive, oxidase-negative, and hydrolysed starch, gelatin, and Tweens 20, 40 and 80. The 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain CBA3207T showed 96.0, 95.6, 95.6, 95.5 and 95.5 % similarity to that of Aquimarinamytili PSC33T, Aquimarinaagarivorans HQM9T, Aquimarinalatercula DSM 2041T, Aquimarinaintermedia KMM 6258T and Aquimarinaamphilecti 92VT, respectively. The major fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0, iso-C17 : 0 3-OH, iso-C15 : 1 G and summed feature 9 (10-methyl C16 : 0 and/or iso-C17 : 1ω9c). The major respiratory quinone was menaquinone-6, and the major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, an unidentified aminolipid and six unidentified lipids. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 38.8 mol%. Based on phenotypic, genotypic and phylogenetic analyses, strain CBA3207T represents a novel species in the genus Aquimarina, for which the name Aquimarinaversatilissp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CBA3207T (=KACC 17666T=JCM 19528T).
authors.affiliation: Present address: Institute for BioMaterial, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.|Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Kook
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Present address: Division of Bioengineering, Incheon National University, Incheon 22012, Republic of Korea.|Biological Disaster Analysis Group, Korea Basic Science Institute, Daejeon 34133, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: In-Tae
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Minwook
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Bong-Geun
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Biological Disaster Analysis Group, Korea Basic Science Institute, Daejeon 34133, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hye Seon
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Biological Disaster Analysis Group, Korea Basic Science Institute, Daejeon 34133, Republic of Korea.|Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Joon Yong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Biological Disaster Analysis Group, Korea Basic Science Institute, Daejeon 34133, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seong Woon
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Roh
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea.|Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sung-Jae
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001482:Base Composition; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D041965:Flavobacteriaceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D062312:Islands; D010714:Phosphatidylethanolamines / Q000737:chemistry; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D024482:Vitamin K 2 / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005227:Fatty Acids; D010714:Phosphatidylethanolamines; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D024482:Vitamin K 2; C483858:phosphatidylethanolamine; C042455:menaquinone 6; D012822:Silicon Dioxide