A halophilic archaeal strain, GX48T, was isolated from the Gangxi marine solar saltern near Weihai city in Shandong Province, China. Cells of the strain were rod-shaped, stained Gram-negative and formed red-pigmented colonies. Strain GX48T was able to grow at 25–50 °C (optimum 37 °C), in the presence of 1.4–4.8 M NaCl (optimum 2.6 M NaCl), with 0–1.0 M MgCl2 (optimum 0.05 M MgCl2) and at pH 5.5–9.5 (optimum pH 7.0). Cells lysed in distilled water and the minimal NaCl concentration to prevent cell lysis was 8 % (w/v). The major polar lipids of the strain were phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol phosphate methyl ester and two major glycolipids chromatographically identical to those of Natronoarchaeum mannanilyticum YSM-123T and Natronoarchaeum philippinense 294-194-5T. 16S rRNA gene analysis revealed that strain GX48T had two dissimilar 16S rRNA genes and both of them were phylogenetically related to those of the two current members of the genus Natronoarchaeum (96.2–98.3 % similarities). The rpoB′ gene sequence similarities between strain GX48T and Natronoarchaeum mannanilyticum YSM-123T and Natronoarchaeum philippinense 294-194-5T were 96.0 % and 94.7 %, respectively. The DNA G+C content of strain GX48T was 66.2 mol%. Strain GX48T showed low DNA–DNA relatedness with the two members of the genus Natronoarchaeum. It was concluded that strain GX48T ( = CGMCC 1.10388T = JCM 17119T) represents a novel species of the genus Natronoarchaeum, for which the name Natronoarchaeum rubrum sp. nov. is proposed. An emended description of the genus Natronoarchaeum is also presented.
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This study was supported by the:
National Natural Science Foundation of China
(Award 31370054)
China Ocean Mineral Resources R & D Association (COMRA) Special Foundation
(Award DY125-15-R-03)
Qinglan Project of Jiangsu Province
Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD)
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