RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Zhang, Kundi A1 Tang, Yali A1 Zhang, Lei A1 Dai, Jun A1 Wang, Yang A1 Luo, Xuesong A1 Liu, Ming A1 Luo, Guangchao A1 Fang, ChengxiangYR 2009 T1 Parasegetibacter luojiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the phylum Bacteroidetes isolated from a forest soil JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 59 IS 12 SP 3058 OP 3062 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.008763-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB A novel golden-yellow-coloured strain, designated RHYL-37T, was isolated from a soil sample from a forest of Euphrates poplar (Populus euphratica) in Xinjiang, China. The cells were strictly aerobic, Gram-staining-negative, heterotrophic, non-spore-forming rods that were motile by gliding. Growth occurred at 17–37 °C (optimum, 30 °C), at pH 5.0–9.0 (optimum, pH 7.0) and with 0–1 % NaCl (w/v; optimum, 0 %). Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that the novel isolate formed a cluster with members of the genera Segetibacter, Terrimonas, Niastella, Niabella and Chitinophaga in the family ‘Chitinophagaceae’ in the phylum Bacteroidetes. Sequence similarities with the type strains of recognized species ranged from 90.6 to 94.0 %. The predominant isoprenoid quinone was MK-7 and the major cellular fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 1, C16 : 0 and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH. The DNA G+C content was 39.7 mol%. On the basis of the phylogenetic, physiological and chemotaxonomic data, strain RHYL-37T represents a novel genus and species in the family ‘Chitinophagaceae’, for which the name Parasegetibacter luojiensis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Parasegetibacter luojiensis is RHYL-37T (=CCTCC AB 208240T=KCTC 22561T)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.008763-0