| Title | NOTE] Pontibacter jeungdoensis sp. nov., Isolated from a Solar Saltern in Korea |
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| Author | Yochan Joung1, Haneul Kim1, Beom-Il Lee1, Heeyoung Kang1, Tae Yong Jang1, O-Seob Kwon2, and Kiseong Joh1* |
| Address | 1Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Gyeonggi 449-791, Republic of Korea, 2Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Inje University, Gimhae 621-749, Republic of Korea |
| Bibliography | Journal of Microbiology, 51(4),531-535, 2013, |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12275-013-2324-5 |
| Key Words | Pontibacter jeungdoensis, 16S rRNA gene sequence, taxonomy |
| Abstract | A Gram-staining-negative, rod-shaped and red-pigmented bacterial strain, HMD3125T, was isolated from a solar saltern in Jeungdo, Republic of Korea. A phylogenetic tree based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain HMD3125T formed a lineage within the genus Pontibacter and was similar to Pontibacter salisaro (96.1%) and P. korlensis (95.3%). The major fatty acids of strain HMD3125T were summed feature 4 (comprising iso-C17:1 I and/or anteiso-C17:1 B; 30.4%), iso-C15:0 (20.4%) and iso-C17:0 3OH (17.2%). The polar lipid profile of HMD3125T consisted of the phosphatidylethanolamine, four unidentified polar lipids, unidentified phospholipid, unidentified aminolipid and unidentified aminophospholipid. Strain HMD3125T contained MK-7 as the predominant menaquinone and sym-homospermidine as the major polyamine. The DNA G+C content of strain HMD3125T was 45.6 mol%. Strain HMD3125T assigned as a novel species in the genus Pontibacter, for which the name Pontibacter jeungdoensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is HMD3125T (=KCTC 23156T =CECT 7710T). |