@article{mbs:/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.63661-0, author = "Lau, Stanley C. K. and Tsoi, Mandy M. Y. and Li, Xiancui and Plakhotnikova, Ioulia and Dobretsov, Sergey and Lau, Ken W. K. and Wu, Madeline and Wong, Po-Keung and Pawlik, Joseph R. and Qian, Pei-Yuan", title = "Winogradskyella poriferorum sp. nov., a novel member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from a sponge in the Bahamas", journal= "International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology", year = "2005", volume = "55", number = "4", pages = "1589-1592", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.63661-0", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.63661-0", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1466-5034", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "A Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium (designated strain UST030701-295T) with fast gliding motility was isolated from the surface of the sponge Lissodendoryx isodictyalis in the Bahamas. Colonies of UST030701-295T were yellow in colour, 2–4 mm in diameter, convex with a smooth surface and entire margins. UST030701-295T was heterotrophic, strictly aerobic and required NaCl for growth (1·0–4·0 %). Growth was observed at pH 6·0–10·0 and at 12–44 °C. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence placed UST030701-295T within the genus Winogradskyella of the family Flavobacteriaceae, sharing 94·7–95·8 % similarity with the three recognized members of the genus. The G+C content of the DNA was 32·8 mol% and the predominant fatty acids were iso-C15 : 1, iso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 0 2-OH, iso-C15 : 0 3-OH, iso-C16 : 0 3-OH, C16 : 1 ω7 and iso-C17 : 0 3-OH (together representing 75·4 % of the total); these data supported the affiliation of UST030701-295T to the genus Winogradskyella. UST030701-295T differed from the three recognized species of Winogradskyella in 7–17 traits. Molecular evidence together with phenotypic characteristics suggests that UST030701-295T represents a novel species within the genus Winogradskyella, for which the name Winogradskyella poriferorum sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is UST030701-295T (=NRRL B-41101T=JCM 12885T).", }