RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Yoon, Jung-Hoon A1 Kang, So-Jung A1 Jung, Yong-Taek A1 Oh, Tae-KwangYR 2008 T1 Muricauda lutimaris sp. nov., isolated from a tidal flat of the Yellow Sea JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 58 IS 7 SP 1603 OP 1607 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.65659-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB A Gram-negative, non-motile, rod-shaped bacterial strain, SMK-108T, was isolated from a tidal flat of the Yellow Sea in Korea and was subjected to a polyphasic taxonomic investigation. Strain SMK-108T grew optimally at pH 7.0–8.0 and at 30 °C. It contained MK-6 as the predominant menaquinone. The major fatty acids were iso-C17 : 0 3-OH, iso-C15 : 1 and iso-C15 : 0. The DNA G+C content was 41.1 mol%. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that strain SMK-108T was related most closely to members of the genus Muricauda, exhibiting 96.6–98.8 % sequence similarity to the type strains of recognized Muricauda species. Strain SMK-108T was distinguishable from recognized Muricauda species on the basis of differential phenotypic characteristics, levels of DNA–DNA relatedness and phylogenetic distinctiveness. This organism is thus considered to represent a novel species of the genus Muricauda, for which the name Muricauda lutimaris sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is SMK-108T (=KCTC 22173T =CCUG 55324T)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.65659-0