- Volume 68, Issue 11, 2018

A novel Gram-strain-positive, non-spore-forming bacterial strain, designated GP-S2-8T, was isolated from a sea-tidal flat sediment sample from Gopado, Republic of Korea. Cells were aerobic, catalase-negative, oxidase-positive, non-motile and cocci, occurring singly, in pairs or in tetrads, and often tending to form aggregates. The strain grew at 4–45 °C (optimum, 28–37 °C), at pH 4.0–11.0 (pH 7.0–9.0) and in the presence of 0–11 % (w/v) NaCl (0–3 %). Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences represented that the isolate belongs to the genus Blastococcus . The diagnostic diamino acid in the cell-wall peptidoglycan was meso-diaminopimelic acid. Whole-cell sugar analysis of strain GP-S2-8T revealed rhamnose, glucose and mannose as characteristic sugars. The predominant respiratory quinone was MK-9(H₄) and the major fatty acids were iso-C_16 : 0, iso-C_16 : 1 H, summed feature 3 (C_16 : 1ω7c and/or C_16 : 1ω6c), iso-C_15 : 0 and iso-C_14 : 0. The polar lipid profile included diphosphadidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylinositol, one unidentified glycophospholipid, two unidentified phospholipids and five unidentified lipids. The DNA G+C content was 74.2 mol%. DNA–DNA relatedness values between strain GP-S2-8T and type strains of the genus Blastococcus ranged from 14.6 to 48.6 %. On the basis of the phenotypic differences and DNA–DNA relatedness data, the isolate represents a new species of the genus Blastococcus , for which the name Blastococcus litoris sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is GP-S2-8T (=KCCM 43275T=JCM 32354T=DSM 106127T=KCTC 49078T).

A novel actinobacterium, designated strain NEAU-SW521T, was isolated from soil collected from Xianglu Mountain, Heilongjiang province, north PR China. The results of analysis of the 16S rRNA gene indicated that NEAU-SW521T represented a member of the genus Kribbella . The results of phylogenetic analyses using the 16S rRNA gene and multilocus sequence analysis using the concatenated gene sequences of the gyrB, rpoB, relA, recA and atpD genes all indicated that the strain formed a clade with Kribbella alba DSM 15500T (99.16 %), Kribbella ginsengisoli JCM 16928T (98.96 %), Kribbella catacumbae JCM 14968T (98.82 %), Kribbella sancticallisti JCM 14969T (98.62 %), Kribbella qitaiheensis NEAU-GQTH2-3T (98.61 %) and Kribbella koreensis JCM 10977T (98.47 %). The cell wall contained ll-diaminopimelic acid as the major diamino acid and the whole-cell hydrolysates were ribose, glucose and galactose. The major polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylinositol and an unidentified phospholipid. The predominant menaquinone was MK-9(H₄). Major fatty acids were iso-C_16 : 0 and anteiso-C_15 : 0. These chemotaxonomic data supported the affiliation of NEAU-SW521T to the genus Kribbella . The DNA G+C content was 67.8 mol%. Furthermore, the strain could be clearly distinguished by concatenated gene genetic distances, the combination of DNA–DNA hybridization results and some phenotypic characteristics. Therefore, it is proposed that NEAU-SW521T represents a novel species of the genus Kribbella , for which the name Kribbella monticola sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is NEAU-SW521T (=CGMCC 4.7465T=DSM 105770T).

A novel mesophilic marine actinobacterial strain, designated as SCSIO 08198T, was isolated from a deep-sea sediment sample collected from the Indian Ocean. The strain was Gram-stain-positive, rod-shaped and salmon pink in colour. Good growth occurred on marine agar with 1–5 % (w/v) NaCl and incubation at 28 °C for more than a fortnight. Sensitive to short ultraviolet radiation. Analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain SCSIO 08198T had the highest similarity of 97.2 % to Rubrobacter radiotolerans DSM 5868T, and loosely related (<94.2 %) to all other species in the genus Rubrobacter . Phylogenetic analysis based on nearly complete 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that the novel isolate shared a lineage with members of the genus Rubrobacter . The total cellular fatty acid profile was dominated by C_16 : 0 12-methyl. MK-8 was the main menaquinone. The peptidoglycan type was A3α (l-Lys-l-Ala). The major phospholipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol and unidentified phospholipids. Based on the whole genome sequence analysis, the genome size is 3 078 689 bp with DNA G+C value of 63.8 mol%, including one circular chromosome and two plasmids. Based on these polyphasic data, a new species, Rubrobacter indicoceani sp. nov., is proposed, with the type strain SCSIO 08198T (=DSM 105148T=CGMCC 1.16398T).

A novel actinobacterium, designated strain NEAU-LZS 42T, was isolated from soil collected from Mount Song, Henan Province, China, and characterized using a polyphasic approach. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that the organism should be assigned to the genus Lentzea and had the closest relationship with Lentzea soli NEAU-LZC 7T (99.1 % similarity) and Lentzea cavernae SYSU K10001T (98.2 %). The major menaquinones were identified as MK-9(H₄) and MK-9(H₂). The phospholipid profile was found to contain diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, hydroxy-phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylinositol mannoside, glycophospholipid and three unidentified lipids. The major fatty acids were iso-C_16 : 0, C_16 : 1ω7c and C_16 : 0. DNA–DNA hybridization results and some phenotypic characteristics indicated that strain NEAU-LZS 42T could be clearly differentiated from L. soli NEAU-LZC 7T and L. cavernae SYSU K10001T. Therefore, it is concluded that strain NEAU-LZS 42T represents a novel species of the genus Lentzea , for which the name Lentzea terrae sp. nov. is proposed. The type stain is NEAU-LZS 42T (=CGMCC 4.7428T=DSM 105696T).

Two mycobacterial strains with close similarity to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) were isolated from cutaneous lesions of patients in the USA and Italy. At the phenotypic level, similarities to the MTBC included slow growth rate, rough morphotype of the unpigmented colonies and nearly identical high-performance liquid chromatography profiles of mycolic acids. In contrast to the MTBC, the strains were niacin- and nitrate-negative, and catalase-positive both at 68 °C and in semi-quantitative tests. The clinical isolates were more closely related to M. tuberculosis than to any other known mycobacterium and scored positive with commercial DNA probes (Hologic AccuProbe M. tuberculosis ). Both average nucleotide identity and genome-to-genome distance suggested the strains are different from the MTBC. Therefore, given the distinguishing phenotypic and genomic-scale differences, we submit that the strains belong to a new species we have named Mycobacterium decipiens with type strain TBL 1200985T (=ATCC TSD-117T=DSM 105360T).

A Gram-positive, aerobic, coccus-shaped, non-spore-forming actinobacterium, designated strain M1HQ-2T, was isolated from a surface-sterilized bark of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi collected from Guizhou, China and tested using a polyphasic approach to determine its taxonomic position. Strain M1HQ-2T grew at 4–37 °C (optimum, 30 °C), pH 5.0–11.0 (pH 8.0) and in the presence of 0–15 % (w/v) NaCl (1–3 %). Substrate mycelia and aerial mycelia were not formed, and diffusible pigments were not observed on any media tested. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequence indicated that strain M1HQ-2T belonged to the genus Brachybacterium and had the highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity of 97.6 % to Brachybacteriumsquillarum M-6-3T. Strain M1HQ-2T contained MK-7 as the dominant menaquinone. The cell-wall peptidoglycan contained meso-diaminopimelic acid. The polar lipids profile of strain M1HQ-2T contained diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, an unidentified phospholipid and an unidentified lipid. The predominant fatty acids were anteiso-C_15 : 0 and anteiso-C_17 : 0. The DNA G+C content of strain M1HQ-2T was 71.0 mol%. The average nucleotide identity value between strain M1HQ-2T and type strain of Brachybacterium sacelli was 76.7 %. The estimated DNA–DNA hybridization value between strain M1HQ-2T and type strain of B. sacelli was 20.6 %. On the basis of phylogenetic analysis, chemotaxonomic characteristics and phenotypic data, strain M1HQ-2T represents a novel species of the genus Brachybacterium , for which the name Brachybacterium endophyticum sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is M1HQ-2T (=KCTC 49087T=CGMCC 1.16391T).

A non-motile, coccobacilli-shaped and yellow-coloured bacterium, designated strain SYSU D60003T, was isolated from a desert soil sample. Cells were Gram-stain-positive, catalase-negative and oxidase-positive. The whole cell hydrolysates contained ll-diaminopimelic acid as the diagnostic amino acid. The major fatty acids were C_16 : 0, summed feature 3 (C_16 : 1 ω7c and/or C_16 : 1 ω6c) and iso-C_16 : 0. The respiratory menaquinones were MK-9(H₈), MK-9(H₄) and MK-9(H₆). The DNA G+C content was determined to be 70.2 % (genome). The polar lipids detected were diphosphatidylglycerol, an unidentified glycolipid and seven unidentified polar lipids. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain SYSU D60003T belonged to the order Acidimicrobiales (class Acidimicrobiia ), but formed a clade closely linked to members of the genus Ilumatobacter . Data from a polyphasic taxonomy study suggested that the isolate represents a novel species of a novel genus in the order Acidimicrobiales , for which the name Desertimonas flava gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of the proposed new taxon is SYSU D60003T (=KCTC 39917T=NBRC 112924T). Additionally, the new taxon along with the genus Ilumatobater (family unassigned) were distinctly separated from the related families Acidimicrobiaceae , Iamiaceae and ‘Microtrichaceae’ in the phylogenetic trees, besides presenting a unique 16S rRNA gene signature nucleotides. Therefore, we propose a new family Ilumatobacteraceae fam. nov. within the order Acidimicrobiales to accommodate members of these two genera.

A novel actinomycete, designated strain NEAU-HRDPA2-9T, was isolated from the roots of wheat (Triticumaestivum L.) and characterized using a polyphasic approach. The morphological and chemotaxonomic characteristics of the strain coincided with those of members of the genus Microbispora . The 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that the isolate was most closely related to Microbispora bryophytorum NEAU-TX2-2T (98.6 %), Microbispora hainanensis DSM 45428T (98.5 %), Microbispora camponoti 2C-HV3T (98.5 %), Microbispora amethystogenes JCM 3021T (98.2 %), Microbispora siamensis NBRC 104113T (98.1 %), Microbispora corallina JCM 10267T (98.0 %) and Microbispora rosea subsp. rosea JCM 3006T (97.9 %). However, two tree-making algorithms supported the position that strain NEAU-HRDPA2-9T formed a distinct clade with M. siamensis NBRC 104113T and M. hainanensis DSM 45428T. Furthermore, a combination of DNA–DNA hybridization results and some physiological and biochemical properties demonstrated that the strain could be distinguished from its closest relatives. Therefore, it is proposed that strain NEAU-HRDPA2-9T should be classified as representative of a novel species of the genus Microbispora , for which the name Microbispora triticiradicis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is NEAU-HRDPA2-9T (=CGMCC 4.7399T=DSM 104649T).

A novel strain of actinobacteria, designated NEAU-S1GS20T, was isolated from a saline–alkali soil collected from Heilongjiang Province, north-east China, and characterized using a polyphasic approach. Strain NEAU-S1GS20T exhibited morphological, cultural and chemotaxonomic features consistent with its classification as representing a member of the genus Streptomyces . Growth occurred at 18‒45 °C, at pH 6.0‒10.0 and in the presence of 10 % (w/v) NaCl. Whole-cell hydrolysates mainly contained glucose and ribose. The predominant menaquinones were MK–9(H₄) and MK–9(H₆). The polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol and two unidentified phospholipids. The major cellular fatty acids (>10 %) were iso-C_16 : 0, iso-C_17 : 0, anteiso-C_17 : 0 and C_16 : 0. The G+C content of the DNA was 72.8 mol%. A phylogenetic tree based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain NEAU-S1GS20T formed a distinct clade within the genus Streptomyces and was closely related to Streptomyces xinghaiensis CCTCC AA 208049T (98.4 % similarity), Streptomyces chumphonensis JCM 18522T (98.1 %) and Streptomyces palmae JCM 31289T (98.1 %). Multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) using five housekeeping genes (atpD, gyrB, recA, rpoB and trpB) showed that the MLSA distance of strain NEAU-S1GS20T to the most closely related species was greater than the 0.007 threshold. A combination of DNA–DNA hybridization results and differences in certain phenotypic characteristics demonstrated that strain NEAU-S1GS20T could be distinguished from its closest phylogenetic relatives. Therefore, strain NEAU-S1GS20T represents a novel species of the genus Streptomyces , for which the name Streptomyces durbertensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is NEAU-S1GS20T (=CCTCC AA 2017006T=DSM 104538T).

A new actinobacterial strain, LCR6-01T, was isolated from a lichen sample collected from Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. Its taxonomic position was determined using a polyphasic approach. The strain had morphological characteristics and chemotaxonomic properties identical to those of members of the genus Streptomyces . The predominant menaquinones were MK-9(H₆) and MK-9(H₈). The major fatty acids were anteiso-C_15 : 0, iso-C_15 : 0, iso-C_16 : 0, iso-C_14 : 0 and C_16 : 0. The polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, an unidentified phosphoglycolipid, an unidentified phospholipid and an unidentified lipid. The genomic DNA G+C content was 74.5 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences suggested that the strain belonged to the genus Streptomyces . The strain showed highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to Streptomyces palmae TBRC 1999T (98.6 %), Streptomyces misionensis JCM 4497T (98.6 %), Streptomyces matensis JCM 4268T (98.5 %), Streptomyces althioticus KCTC 9752T (98.5 %) and Streptomyces wuyuanensis KCTC 29112T (98.4 %). DNA–DNA relatedness values among the strain and closely related Streptomyces species were below 70 %. On the basis of the phenotypic characteristics and genotypic distinctiveness, strain LCR6-01T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Streptomyces , for which the name Streptomyces lichenis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is LCR6-01T (=KCTC 39908T=TISTR 2500T)

A polyphasic comparative taxonomic study of Halorubrum ezzemoulense Kharroub et al. 2006, Halorubrum chaoviator Mancinelli et al. 2009 and eight new Halorubrum strains related to these haloarchaeal species was carried out. Multilocus sequence analysis using the five concatenated housekeeping genes atpB, EF-2, glnA, ppsA and rpoB′, and phylogenetic analysis based on the 757 core protein sequences obtained from their genomes showed that Hrr. ezzemoulense DSM 17463T, Hrr. chaoviator Halo-G*T (=DSM 19316T) and the eight Halorubrum strains formed a robust cluster, clearly separated from the remaining species of the genus Halorubrum . The orthoANI value and digital DNA–DNA hybridization value, calculated by the Genome-to-Genome Distance Calculator (GGDC), showed percentages among Hrr. ezzemoulense DSM 17463T, Hrr. chaoviator DSM 19316T and the eight Halorubrum strains ranging from 99.4 to 97.9 %, and from 95.0 to 74.2 %, respectively, while these values for those strains and the type strains of the most closely related species of Halorubrum were 88.7–77.4 % and 36.1–22.3 %, respectively. Although some differences were observed, the phenotypic and polar lipid profiles were quite similar for all the strains studied. Overall, these data show that Hrr. ezzemoulense, Hrr. chaoviator and the eight new Halorubrum isolates constitute a single species. Thus, Hrr. chaoviator should be considered as a later, heterotypic synonym of Hrr. ezzemoulense . We propose an emended description of Hrr. ezzemoulense , including the features of Hrr. chaoviator and those of the eight new isolates.

A yellow-pigmented, Gram-staining-negative, aerobic, non-motile and rod-shaped bacterium, designated strain F30T, was isolated from fresh water of a diseased farmed Murray cod with a profound ulceration pond in Zhejiang province, PR China. Growth was observed at NaCl concentrations of 0.5–3.5 % (w/v) (optimum, 1.5–2.0 %), temperatures of 10–35 °C (optimum, 28 °C) and pH 5.0–9.0 (optimum, 6.5). Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that F30T represented a member of the genus Chryseobacterium , showing the highest similarity to Chryseobacterium jejuense DSM 19299T (99.0 %) and Chryseobacterium nakagawai NCTC 13529T (99.0 %), and less than 98.7 % similarity to other species of the genus Chryseobacterium with validly published names. The average nucleotide identity and in silico DNA–DNA hybridization values between F30T and the reference strains were 78.4–90.5 % and 2.6–42.5 %, respectively. The results of chemotaxonomic analysis indicated that the fatty acids, as well as the polar lipid profiles of F30T were similar to those of species of the genus Chryseobacterium , and the sole respiratory quinone was MK-6. On the basis of its phylogenetic, chemotaxonomic and phenotypic data, strain F30T represents a novel species, for which the name Chryseobacterium aurantiacum sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is F30T (=KCTC 62135T=MCCC 1K03457T).

A Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped and orange-coloured strain, designated LHR20T, was isolated from a marine solar saltern. The novel strain LHR20T was able to grow at 15–40 °C (optimum 33–37 °C), at pH 6.5–9.5 (optimum pH 7.5–8.0) and with 2.0–11.0 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum 4.0–5.0 %). MK-6 was the sole respiratory quinone, and the major fatty acids were iso-C_15 : 0 and iso-C_17 : 0 3-OH. The predominant polar lipids of strain LHR20T were phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), aminolipid (AL), glycolipid (GL1) and two unidentified lipids (L1, L2). The genomic DNA G+C content was 35.0 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain LHR20T was a member of the genus Brumimicrobium and its closest relative was Brumimicrobium mesophilum JCM 14063T (97.5 % sequence similarity). The average nucleotide identity value between strain LHR20T and B. mesophilum JCM 14063T was 73.7 %. This evidence from phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic analyses suggests that strain LHR20T represents a novel species of the genus Brumimicrobium . Therefore, the name Brumimicrobium salinarum sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is LHR20T (=KCTC 62372T=MCCC 1H00247T).

A Gram-stain-negative bacterium, designated LY-1T, was isolated from the soil sample collected from a chemical factory in Fuyang city, Anhui province, China. Cells of strain LY-1T were strictly aerobic, non-motile and rod-shaped. Strain LY-1T grew optimally at pH 7.0 and at 30–35 °C. The taxonomic position was investigated using a polyphasic approach. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain LY-1T was a member of the genus Chitinophaga and showed the highest sequence similarity to Chitinophaga costaii A37T2T (97.5 %) and lower (<97.0 %) sequence similarity to other known Chitinophaga species. Chemotaxonomic analysis revealed that strain LY-1T possessed menaquinone-7 as the major isoprenoid quinone; and iso-C_15 : 0 (46.4 %), C_16 : 1ω5c (27.8 %) and iso-C_17 : 0 3-OH (9.0 %) were the predominant fatty acids. The polar lipids of strain LY-1T consisted of phosphatidylethanolamine, three unidentified phosphoaminolipids, one unidentified phospholipid, four unidentified lipids, two unidentified aminolipids and two unidentified glycolipids. The genomic DNA G+C content of strain LY-1T was 52.4 mol% based on total genome calculations. The average nucleotide identity and the digital DNA–DNA hybridization value of the draft genomes between strain LY-1T and strain A37T2T were 76.8 and 19.8 %, respectively. Based on the phylogenetic and phenotypic characteristics, chemotaxonomic data, and DNA–DNA hybridization, strain LY-1T is considered a novel species of the genus Chitinophaga , for which the name Chitinophaga parva sp. nov. (type strain LY-1T=CCTCC AB 2018018T=KCTC 62444T) is proposed.

A novel Gram-stain-negative, moderately halophilic and aerobic bacterium, designated strain SDRB-Phe2T, was isolated from coastal sediment of the yellow sea in Sindu-ri, Republic of Korea. Cells were oxidase-positive, catalase-positive, rod-shaped and surrounded by a capsule with gliding motility. Colonies were yellow-coloured, circular, pulvinate with entire margins. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain SDRB-Phe2T formed a distinct lineage within the genus Maribacter of the family Flavobacteriaceae . Stain SDRB-Phe2T exhibited 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity values of 97.1–98.9 % to the type strains of M aribacter stanieri, M aribacter spongiicola, M aribacter forsetii, M aribacter dokdonensis, M aribacter aquivivus, M aribacter caenipelagi, M aribacter litorisediminis, M aribacter sedimenticola, M aribacter ulvicola, M aribacter confluentis and M aribacter orientalis, and of 94.8–96.7 % to the type strains of the other species of the genus Maribacter . Strain SDRB-Phe2T contained MK-6 as the predominant respiratory quinone and iso-C_15 : 1 G, iso-C_15 : 0 and summed feature 3 (C_16 : 1ω7c and/or C_16 : 1ω6c) as the major fatty acids. The polar lipids of strain SDRB-Phe2T were phosphatidylethanolamine, one unidentified amino lipid and two unidentified lipids. The DNA G+C content was 36.2 mol%. DNA–DNA relatedness values of strain SDRB-Phe2T to the type strains of the 11 phylogenetically related species of the genus Maribacter were 21.9–38.6 %. On the basis of the phenotypic features, phylogenetic and DNA–DNA hybridization analyses presented here, strain SDRB-Phe2T (=JCM 32373T=KCTC 62273T=DSM 106042T) represents a novel species of the genus Maribacter , for which the name Maribacter litoralis sp. nov. is proposed.

A pale yellow bacterial strain, designated SDU1-6T, was isolated from a soil sample collected in the Jinan campus of Shandong University, Shandong Province, PR China. The strain was aerobic, motile, Gram-stain-negative and rod-shaped. Cellular growth occurred at 13–37 °C, pH 5.0–10.0 and with 0–0.1 % (w/v) NaCl, and the optimal growth was at 25 °C and pH 7.5. SDU1-6T had the highest 16S rRNA gene similarity of 95.42 % with Chryseolinea serpens DSM 24574T. The genome was 6 542 746 bp in length with 43.5 mol% DNA G+C content. The major fatty acids of SDU1-6T were C_16 : 1ω5 and iso-C_15 : 0, the major menaquinone was menaquinone-7 (MK-7) and the major polar lipid was phosphatidylethanolamine. On the basis of the polyphasic evidence and the 16S rRNA gene sequence, SDU1-6T represents a novel species of the genus Chryseolinea , for which the name Chryseolinea flava sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is SDU1-6T (=CGMCC 1.13492T=JCM 32520T).

A Gram-stain-negative, strictly aerobic, non-flagellated, rod-shaped bacterial strain, designated DC003T, was isolated from the alga Gracilariablodgettii of the phylum Rhodophyta collected from the coast of Lingshui county, Hainan, China. The strain grew optimally at 28 °C, pH 7.0–7.5 and in the presence of 2.0–3.0 % (w/v) NaCl. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed strain DC003T to be within the genus Reichenbachiella , and most closely related to Reichenbachiella agariperforans JCM11238 (94.5 %), followed by Reichenbachiella faecimaris JCM 16588T (94.2 %). The major respiratory quinone was menaquinone 7 and the major fatty acids were iso-C_15 : 0 and summed feature 3 (C_16 : 1ω7c and/or iso-C_15 : 0 2-OH). The polar lipids consisted of phosphatidylethanolamine, two unidentified aminophospholipids, three unidentified phospholipids and 10 unidentified lipids. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 37.1 mol%. On the basis of the phenotypic, genotypic and phylogenetic analysis, strain DC003T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Reichenbachiella , for which the name Reichenbachiella versicolor sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is DC003T (=KCTC 42867T=MCCC 1H00130T).