RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Kim, Byung-Yong A1 Yoo, Seung-Hee A1 Weon, Hang-Yeon A1 Jeon, Young-Ah A1 Hong, Seung-Beom A1 Go, Seung-Joo A1 Stackebrandt, Erko A1 Kwon, Soon-WoYR 2008 T1 Jannaschia pohangensis sp. nov., isolated from seashore sand in Korea JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 58 IS 2 SP 496 OP 499 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.65167-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB A Gram-negative, aerobic bacterium, H1-M8T, was isolated from seashore sand in Korea and then characterized using a polyphasic approach. Cells were short rods (0.7–1.0×1.5–2.0 μm) and were motile (each cell having at least one flagellum). Colonies were light-brown, non-pigmented, circular and convex with clear margins. Growth of the strain was observed at 5–35 °C, pH 6.0–9.0 and NaCl concentrations up to 8.4 % (w/v). Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence revealed a clear affiliation between the novel strain and members of the genus Jannaschia. The sequence similarities between H1-M8T and type strains of the genus Jannaschia ranged from 97.0 to 97.8 %. However, DNA–DNA hybridizations between the isolate and type strains of other related species produced low values (21–38 %). The major isoprenoid quinone was Q-10 and the predominant cellular fatty acids were 18 : 1ω7c (68.2 %) and 18 : 0 (10.5 %). The G+C content of the DNA was 63.6 mol%. On the basis of physiological, biochemical and chemotaxonomic traits and data from the comparative 16S rRNA sequence analysis, strain H1-M8T represents a novel species of the genus Jannaschia, for which the name Jannaschia pohangensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is H1-M8T (=KACC 11609T =DSM 19073T)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.65167-0