RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Tang, Xiaoli A1 Zhai, Lei A1 Lin, Yafang A1 Yao, Su A1 Wang, Lijiang A1 Ge, Yuanyuan A1 Liu, Yang A1 Zhang, Xin A1 Zhang, Tianci A1 Zhang, Lu A1 Liu, Jiquan A1 Cheng, ChiYR 2017 T1 Halomonas alkalicola sp. nov., isolated from a household product plant JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 67 IS 5 SP 1546 OP 1550 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.001757 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB A Gram-stain-negative, alkaliphilic and moderately halophilic bacterium, designated 56-L4-10aEnT, was isolated from a household product plant in China. Cells of the novel isolate were rod-shaped, non-spore-forming and non-motile. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain 56-L4-10aEnT belongs to the genus Halomonas , with the six closest neighbours being Halomonas mongoliensis Z-7009T (97.59 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity), Halomonas ventosae Al12T (97.35 %), Halomonas campaniensis 5AGT (97.22 %), Halomonas alimentaria YKJ-16T (97.22 %), Halomonas shengliensis SL014B-85T (97.12 %) and Halomonas fontilapidosi 5CRT (97.09 %). The main polar lipids of strain 56-L4-10aEnT contained diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylethanolamine. The predominant respiratory quinone was Q-9, with Q-8 as a minor component. The major fatty acids were C18 : 1ω7c/C18  : 1ω6c and C16 : 0. Strain 56-L4-10aEnT was clearly distinguished from the type strains mentioned above through phylogenetic analysis, DNA–DNA hybridization, fatty acid composition data and a range of physiological and biochemical characteristics comparisons. It is evident from the genotypic and phenotypic data that strain 56-L4-10aEnTcould be classified as a representative of a novel species of the genus Halomonas , for which the name Halomonas alkalicola sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 56-L4-10aEnT (=CICC 11012sT=DSM 103354T)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijsem.0.001757