RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Kim, Jong-Hwa A1 Kanjanasuntree, Rungravee A1 Kim, Dae-Hoon A1 Lee, Jung-Sook A1 Sukhoom, Ampaitip A1 Kantachote, Duangporn A1 Kim, WonyongYR 2019 T1 Arenibacillus arenosus gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Rhodobacteraceae isolated from sea sand JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 69 IS 1 SP 153 OP 158 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.003121 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB A Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, non-motile, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped bacterial strain, designated CAU 1304T, was isolated from sea sand. Strain CAU 1304T grew optimally at pH 8.5 and 30 °C and in the presence of 1 % (w/v) NaCl. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain CAU 1304T belonged to the family Rhodobacteraceae , and was most closely related to Roseicitreum antarcticum ZS2-28T (96.54 % similarity) and Rhodobacter veldkampii ATCC 35703T (96.46 %). The major fatty acid was C18 : 1ω7c and the respiratory quinone was Q-10. The polar lipids were composed of phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine and an unidentified aminolipid. The DNA G+C content was 55.9 mol%. On the basis of phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic analysis, it is proposed that strain CAU 1304T represents a novel species of a new genus of the family Rhodobacteraceae , for which the name Arenibacillus arenosus gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Arenibacillus arenosus is CAU 1304T (=KCTC 42827T=NBRC 113022T)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijsem.0.003121