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gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic Gram-positive bacterium from a solar saltern in Korea Free

Abstract

Three moderately halophilic, spore-forming strains, designated BH030062, BH030049 and BH030080, were isolated from a solar saltern in Korea. Phylogenetic analyses and comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence studies revealed that the isolates represent a novel distinct monophyletic lineage within the phyletic group classically defined as the genus and are most closely related to members of the genera (93·7–95·1 % similarity), (93·5–94·8 %), (94·8–95·9 %), (94·4–94·8 %) and (93·3–93·7 %). Strain BH030062 was strictly aerobic, rod-shaped, Gram-positive and motile by means of peritrichous flagella. It grew in the presence of 1–15 % (w/v) NaCl and at temperatures of 15–45 °C. The cell wall peptidoglycan contained A1--diaminopimelic acid as the diagnostic diamino acid. The predominant cellular fatty acids were iso-C, anteiso-C and iso-C. DNA G+C content was about 41 mol% and the major isoprenoid quinone was MK-7. On the basis of their physiological and molecular properties, the isolates represent a new genus, gen. nov., and novel species, sp. nov. The type strain is BH030062 (=KCTC 3890=DSM 16287).

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Keyword(s): DAP, diaminopimelic acid
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