%0 Journal Article %A Heyrman, Jeroen %A Balcaen, An %A De Vos, Paul %A Swings, Jean %T Halomonas muralis sp. nov., isolated from microbial biofilms colonizing the walls and murals of the Saint-Catherine chapel (Castle Herberstein, Austria). %D 2002 %J International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, %V 52 %N 6 %P 2049-2054 %@ 1466-5034 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-52-6-2049 %I Microbiology Society, %X A group of seven halophilic strains (optimal growth at 2.5-10.0% NaCl) was isolated from samples of a wall and a mural painting, both heavily contaminated by microbial growth, inside the Saint-Catherine chapel of Castle Herberstein (Austria). The strains were subjected to a polyphasic taxonomic study that included DNA-DNA relatedness studies, DNA base-ratio determinations, 16S rDNA sequence analysis, rep-PCR genomic fingerprinting, fatty acid analysis and phenotypic and biochemical characterization. The data obtained indicate that the strains belong to the genus Halomonas and represent a novel species, for which the name Halomonas muralis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is strain LMG 20969(T) ( = DSM 14789(T)). %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/00207713-52-6-2049