RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Choi, Dong Han A1 Hwang, Chung Yeon A1 Cho, Byung CheolYR 2009 T1 Pelagibius litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium in the family Rhodospirillaceae isolated from coastal seawater JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 59 IS 4 SP 818 OP 823 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.002774-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB A Gram-negative, strictly aerobic, slightly curved rod-shaped bacterial strain, designated CL-UU02T, was isolated from coastal seawater off the east coast of Korea. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed a clear affiliation of this novel strain with the family Rhodospirillaceae. Strain CL-UU02T formed a robust cluster with the type strains of species of the genus Rhodovibrio at 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity levels of 89.9–90.4 %. Strain CL-UU02T shared no more than 89 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with the type strains of other species in the family Rhodospirillaceae. Strain CL-UU02T was able to grow in the presence of 2–6 % sea salts, and grew optimally at 28–30 °C and pH 7–8. The DNA G+C content of strain CL-UU02T was 66.3 mol%. On the basis of phylogenetic analyses and chemotaxonomic and physiological data, strain CL-UU02T is considered to represent a novel species of a new genus in the family Rhodospirillaceae, for which the name Pelagibius litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Pelagibius litoralis is CL-UU02T (=KCCM 42323T=JCM 15426T)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.002774-0