<i>Algibacter aquimarinus</i> sp. nov., isolated from a marine environment, and reclassification of <i>Pontirhabdus pectinivorans</i> as <i>Algibacter pectinivorans</i> comb. nov.

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<P>An orange-coloured, rod-shaped, Gram-reaction-negative and aerobic bacterial strain, designated KYW589<SUP>T</SUP>, was isolated from seawater collected from Gwangyang Bay, Republic of Korea. The isolate required sea salts for growth. Gliding motility was observed. Flexirubin-type pigments were absent. Major cellular fatty acids (>10 % of the total) were iso-C<SUB>15 : 0</SUB>, iso-C<SUB>17 : 0</SUB> 3-OH, iso-C<SUB>15 : 1</SUB> G, C<SUB>16 : 0</SUB>, iso-C<SUB>15 : 0</SUB> 3-OH and C<SUB>18 : 0</SUB>. The main polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, two unidentified aminolipids and two unidentified lipids. The predominant isoprenoid quinone was MK-6. The DNA G+C content was 38.6±0.7 mol% (mean±<SMALL>sd</SMALL> of three determinations). Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain KYW589<SUP>T</SUP> belongs to the family <I>Flavobacteriaceae</I>, and was related to the genus <I>Algibacter</I>. Based on data from a study using a polyphasic taxonomic approach, it is proposed that strain KYW589<SUP>T</SUP> represents a novel species belonging to the genus <I>Algibacter</I>, for which the name <I>Algibacter aquimarinus</I> sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is KYW589<SUP>T</SUP> ( = KCTC 23928<SUP>T</SUP>  = JCM 18287<SUP>T</SUP>). Reclassification of <I>Pontirhabdus pectinivorans</I> Yi <I>et al.</I> 2011 to the genus <I>Algibacter</I>, as <I>Algibacter pectinivorans</I> comb. nov. (type strain JC2675<SUP>T</SUP>  = KACC 14153<SUP>T</SUP>  = JCM 17107<SUP>T</SUP>), is also proposed.</P>