RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Kim, Yun-Ji A1 Roh, Seong Woon A1 Jung, Mi-Ja A1 Kim, Min-Soo A1 Park, Eun-Jin A1 Bae, Jin-WooYR 2011 T1 Microbacterium mitrae sp. nov., isolated from salted turban shell JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 61 IS 2 SP 399 OP 403 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.021519-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB A novel bacterium (strain M4-8T) belonging to the genus Microbacterium was isolated from salted turban shell, which is a traditional fermented food in Korea. Its morphology, physiology, biochemical features and 16S rRNA gene sequence were characterized. Cells of this strain were Gram-positive, non-motile, non-spore-forming rods that formed yellow-pigmented colonies. It grew in 0–8 % (w/v) NaCl and at 15–37 °C, with optimal growth occurring in 1 % (w/v) NaCl and at 30 °C. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain M4-8T is associated with members of the genus Microbacterium. Within the phylogenetic tree, this novel strain shared a branching point with Microbacterium hominis IFO 15708T (97.8 % similarity). The DNA G+C content was 71.3 mol% and DNA–DNA hybridization experiments showed a low level (<29 %) of DNA–DNA relatedness between M4-8T and its closest relatives. The major fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0 and anteiso-C15 : 0 and the major cell-wall diamino acid was ornithine. Data obtained from DNA–DNA hybridization and chemotaxonomic phenotypic analysis support the conclusion that strain M4-8T represents a novel species within the genus Microbacterium. The name Microbacterium mitrae sp. nov. is proposed, with M4-8T (=KACC 21129T =JCM 16363T) as the type strain., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.021519-0