RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Dang, Yan-Ru A1 Sun, Yuan-Yuan A1 Sun, Lin-Lin A1 Yuan, Xiao-Xue A1 Li, Yi A1 Qin, Qi-Long A1 Chen, Xiu-Lan A1 Zhang, Yu-Zhong A1 Shi, Mei A1 Zhang, Xi-YingYR 2019 T1 Muricauda nanhaiensis sp. nov., isolated from seawater of the South China Sea JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 69 IS 7 SP 2089 OP 2094 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.003437 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB A Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, oxidase- and catalase-positive, non-flagellated, non-gliding, yellow-pigmented, and rod-shaped bacterium with appendages, designated strain SM1704T, was isolated from surface seawater collected from the South China Sea. The strain grew at 15–42 °C and with 1–10 % NaCl. It hydrolysed aesculin, but did not hydrolyse gelatin and Tween 80 nor reduce nitrate to nitrite. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain SM1704T was affiliated with the genus Muricauda , sharing 94.1–95.9 % sequence similarities with type strains of recognized Muricauda species. The major fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 1 G and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH and the main polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, three unidentified lipids and three unidentified aminolipids. The major respiratory quinone was menaquinone-6. The genomic DNA G+C content of strain SM1704T was 40.7 mol%. On the basis of results from polyphasic analysis of strain SM1704T, it is considered to represent a novel species within the genus Muricauda , for which the name Muricauda nanhaiensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is SM1704T (=KCTC 62797T=MCCC 1K03557T)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijsem.0.003437