%0 Journal Article %A Lau, Stanley C. K. %A Tsoi, Mandy M. Y. %A Li, Xiancui %A Plakhotnikova, Ioulia %A Dobretsov, Sergey %A Lau, Ken W. K. %A Wu, Madeline %A Wong, Po-Keung %A Pawlik, Joseph R. %A Qian, Pei-Yuan %T Winogradskyella poriferorum sp. nov., a novel member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from a sponge in the Bahamas %D 2005 %J International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, %V 55 %N 4 %P 1589-1592 %@ 1466-5034 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.63661-0 %I Microbiology Society, %X 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). %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.63661-0