RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Choi, Dong H. A1 Cho, Byung C.YR 2006 T1 Lutibacter litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from tidal flat sediment JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 56 IS 4 SP 771 OP 776 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.64146-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB A rod-shaped marine bacterium, designated strain CL-TF09T, isolated from a tidal flat in Ganghwa, Korea, was characterized based on its physiological and biochemical features, fatty acid profile and phylogenetic position. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed a clear affiliation with the family Flavobacteriaceae. Strain CL-TF09T showed the closest phylogenetic relationship with the genera Tenacibaculum and Polaribacter; sequence similarities between CL-TF09T and the type strains of Tenacibaculum and Polaribacter species ranged from 90·7 to 91·8 %. Cells of strain CL-TF09T were non-motile and grew on solid media as yellow colonies. The strain grew in the presence of 1–5 % sea salts, within a temperature range of 5–30 °C and at pH 7–8. The strain had iso-C15 : 0 3-OH (17·4 %), iso-C15 : 0 (16·7 %), anteiso-C15 : 0 (15·1 %) and iso-C16 : 0 3-OH (13·4 %) as predominant fatty acids. The DNA G+C content was 33·9 mol%. Based on the physiological, fatty acid composition and phylogenetic data presented, strain CL-TF09T is considered to represent a novel genus and species of the family Flavobacteriaceae, for which the name Lutibacter litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CL-TF09T (=KCCM 42118T=JCM 13034T)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.64146-0