RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Romanenko, Lyudmila A. A1 Uchino, Masataka A1 Falsen, Enevold A1 Zhukova, Natalia V. A1 Mikhailov, Valery V. A1 Uchimura, TaiYR 2003 T1 Rheinheimera pacifica sp. nov., a novel halotolerant bacterium isolated from deep sea water of the Pacific JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 53 IS 6 SP 1973 OP 1977 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.02252-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB An aerobic, Gram-negative, non-fermentative, rod-shaped, motile, non-pigmented bacterium, KMM 1406T, was isolated from a sample of Pacific deep sea water and investigated for phenotypic characteristics, chemotaxonomic features and phylogenetic relationships. The deep-sea isolate exhibited growth in 0–8 % (w/v) NaCl and at 4–37 °C, hydrolytic activity on gelatin, Tween 80 and starch and lack of d-glucose utilization. The major fatty acids were C16 : 0, C16 : 1 ω9c, C17 : 1 ω8c and C18 : 1 ω7c. The DNA G+C content was 49·6 mol%. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that strain KMM 1406T was related closely to Rheinheimera baltica DSM 14885T within the γ-Proteobacteria, with 96·8 % sequence similarity. On the basis of phenotypic and molecular data, a novel species, Rheinheimera pacifica sp. nov., is proposed. The type strain is KMM 1406T (=IAM 15043T=JCM 12090T=NRIC 0539T=CCUG 46544T)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.02252-0