RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Ivanova, Elena P. A1 Bowman, John P. A1 Christen, Richard A1 Zhukova, Natalia V. A1 Lysenko, Anatoly M. A1 Gorshkova, Natalia M. A1 Mitik-Dineva, Natasa A1 Sergeev, Alexander F. A1 Mikhailov, Valery V.YR 2006 T1 Salegentibacter flavus sp. nov. JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 56 IS 3 SP 583 OP 586 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.64087-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB A yellow-pigmented, non-motile, Gram-negative bacterium, designated Fg 69T, was isolated from a sediment sample collected in Chazhma Bay (Sea of Japan). The novel organism grew at 10–35 °C, was neutrophilic and required 3–10 % NaCl for optimal growth. Strain Fg 69T was able to degrade starch and to hydrolyse gelatin and Tween 80 weakly but not casein or agar. Predominant cellular fatty acids comprised n-C15 and n-C16 branched-chain and straight-chain saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, including iso-C15 : 0 (5 %), anteiso-C15 : 0 (11 %), C15 : 0 (9 %), iso-C15 : 1 (5 %), iso-C16 : 0 (8 %), C16 : 0 (5 %) and C16 : 1 ω7 (5 %) and iso- and anteiso-branched 2-OH and 3-OH C15 : 0 to C17 : 0 fatty acids (26 % in total). The G+C content of the DNA was 40·4 mol%. 16S rRNA gene sequence data indicated that strain Fg 69T belonged to the genus Salegentibacter but was distinct from recognized Salegentibacter species (94–95 % sequence similarity). Based on these results, a novel species, Salegentibacter flavus sp. nov., is proposed. The type strain is Fg 69T (=KMM 6000T=CIP 107843T)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.64087-0