RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Zhu, Sidong A1 Lin, Danqiu A1 Xiong, Shangling A1 Wang, Xing A1 Xue, Zehao A1 Dong, Bingxia A1 Shen, Xudong A1 Ma, Xiangdong A1 Chen, Jigang A1 Yang, JifangYR 2018 T1 Carnobacterium antarcticum sp. nov., a psychrotolerant, alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from sandy soil in Antarctica JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 68 IS 5 SP 1672 OP 1677 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.002727 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB A novel, alkaliphilic, psychrotolerant, facultative anaerobe, designated CP1T, was isolated from sandy soil near the Davis Station in Antarctica. The short-rod-shaped cells displayed Gram-positive staining and did not form spores. Strain CP1T was able to grow at temperatures between 4 and 36 °C, pH 6.0–9.5, and in the presence of up to 5.0 % (w/v) NaCl. 16S rRNA gene and multilocus (pheS, rpoA, and atpA) sequence analysis revealed Carnobacterium mobile DSM 4848T and Carnobacterium iners LMG 26642T as the closest relatives (97.4 and 97.1 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, respectively). The genomic G+C content was 38.1 mol%, and DNA–DNA hybridization with DSM 4848T revealed 32.4±3.4 % similarity. The major fatty acid components were C14 : 0 and C16 : 1ω9c. The cell wall contained meso-diaminopimelic acid and was of peptidoglycan type A1γ. Based on physiological, genotypic and biochemical characteristics, strain CP1T represents a novel species of the genus Carnobacterium for which the name Carnobacterium antarcticum sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CP1T (=DSM 103363T=CGMCC 1.15643T)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijsem.0.002727