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Idiomarina homiensis sp. nov., isolated from seashore sand in Korea

¹ Microbial Genetics Division, National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Rural Development Administration, Suwon 441-707, Korea
² Applied Microbiology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Rural Development Administration, Suwon 441-707, Korea

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Byung-Yong Kim
kimby{at}rda.go.kr

A halophilic, aerobic bacterium, designated PO-M2^T, was isolated from seashore sand, from Pohang, Korea and characterized on the basis of physiological and biochemical features. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed a clear affiliation of the novel strain with members of the genus Idiomarina. Sequence similarities between strain PO-M2^T and the type strains of species belonging to the genus Idiomarina ranged from 94.3 to 95.5 %. Cells of strain PO-M2^T were straight or slightly curved rods and formed light-yellow colonies on marine agar medium. The major isoprenoid quinone was ubiquinone (Q-8) and the predominant cellular fatty acids were C_{15 : 0} iso (19.3 %), C_{17 : 1}9c iso (11.9 %), C_{17 : 0} iso (10.9 %), C_{18 : 1}7c (10.4 %), C_{16 : 0} (9.0 %) and C_{16 : 1}7c and/or C_{15 : 0} iso 2-OH (7.2 %). The G+C content of the DNA was 45.1 mol%. Based on physiological, biochemical and chemotaxonomic traits and comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, it is demonstrated that the isolate represents a novel species of the genus Idiomarina, for which the name Idiomarina homiensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is PO-M2^T (=KACC 11514^T=DSM 17923^T).

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