title: Altererythrobacter salegens sp. nov., a slightly halophilic bacterium isolated from surface sediment.
abstract: A Gram-negative, rod-shaped and slightly halophilic bacterium, strain XY-R17T, was isolated from the surface sediment of Mai Po Inner Deep Bay Ramsar Site birdwatch in Hong Kong. The 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain XY-R17T exhibited 96.5 % similarity to that of the type strain of Altererythrobacter atlanticus. Optimal growth occurred at pH 7.0-7.5, 3-8 % (w/v) NaCl and at 30 °C. The major respiratory quinone was ubiquinone-10. The principal fatty acids were summed feature 8 (C18 : 1ω7c and/or C18 : 1ω6c), summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or C16 : 1ω6c), 11-methyl C18 : 1ω7c and C17 : 1ω6c .The polar lipid profile consisted of the major compounds sphingoglycolipid, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine and two unknown lipids. The DNA G+C content was 64.7 mol%. Based on its phenotypic properties, chemotaxonomic characteristics and phylogenetic distinctiveness, strain XY-R17T should be designated as a novel species of the genus Altererythrobacter. Therefore, the name Altererythrobacter salegens sp. nov. (type strain XY-R17T=KCTC 52267T=MCCC 1K01500T) is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education of China, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, PR China.|Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresource and Eco-environmental Science, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory for Marine Algal Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, PR China.
authors.forename: Xiaoyan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.affiliation: Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresource and Eco-environmental Science, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory for Marine Algal Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, PR China.
authors.forename: Huina
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education of China, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, PR China.|Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresource and Eco-environmental Science, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory for Marine Algal Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, PR China.
authors.forename: Kailing
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresource and Eco-environmental Science, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory for Marine Algal Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, PR China.
authors.forename: Yunjing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of State Oceanic Administration, Xiamen 361005, PR China.
authors.forename: Qiliang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.affiliation: Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresource and Eco-environmental Science, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory for Marine Algal Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, PR China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education of China, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, PR China.
authors.forename: Changyun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D020561:Alphaproteobacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001482:Base Composition; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000382:microbiology*; D006723:Hong Kong; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000737:chemistry; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D014451:Ubiquinone / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005227:Fatty Acids; D010743:Phospholipids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D014451:Ubiquinone; C025204:Ubiquinone Q2