RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Copa-Patiño, José L. A1 Arenas, María A1 Soliveri, Juan A1 Sánchez-Porro, Cristina A1 Ventosa, AntonioYR 2008 T1 Algoriphagus hitonicola sp. nov., isolated from an athalassohaline lagoon JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 58 IS 2 SP 424 OP 428 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.65433-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB A Gram-negative, heterotrophic, aerobic, reddish-orange-pigmented, non-spore-forming, non-motile bacterial strain, designated 7-UAHT, was isolated from salty water from the athalassohaline lagoon at El Hito, located in central Spain. The strain grew optimally at 37 °C and pH 7.0 and in the presence of 2.5 % NaCl. A polyphasic taxonomic study was carried out in order to characterize the strain in detail. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons indicated that strain 7-UAHT clustered within the branch constituted by species of the genus Hongiella, which were recently transferred to the genus Algoriphagus. Analysis of the polar lipid profile and DNA G+C content also supported placement of strain 7-UAHT within the genus Algoriphagus. On the basis of its phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic distinctiveness, strain 7-UAHT represents a novel species of the genus Algoriphagus, for which the name Algoriphagus hitonicola sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 7-UAHT (=CECT 7267T =CCM 7449T)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.65433-0