RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Chen, Yi-Guang A1 Cui, Xiao-Long A1 Zhang, Yu-Qin A1 Li, Wen-Jun A1 Wang, Yong-Xia A1 Kim, Chang-Jin A1 Lim, Jee-Min A1 Xu, Li-Hua A1 Jiang, Cheng-LinYR 2008 T1 Salinimicrobium terrae sp. nov., isolated from saline soil, and emended description of the genus Salinimicrobium JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 58 IS 11 SP 2501 OP 2504 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.65860-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB A novel yellow-pigmented, Gram-negative, slightly halophilic, catalase-positive, oxidase-negative, obligately aerobic bacterium, designated strain YIM-C338T, was isolated from saline soil from the Qaidam Basin in north-west China. Cells were non-sporulating, non-motile, short rods, predominantly occurring singly. Coccoid bodies and slightly curved rod-shaped cells of varying length developed in older cultures. Growth occurred with 0.5–8 % (w/v) NaCl (optimally with 1–3 %, w/v), at pH 6.0–9.0 (optimally at pH 7.0) and at 4–37 °C (optimally at 28 °C). The major cellular fatty acids were C16 : 0, C18 : 0, C16 : 1 ω7c, C18 : 1 ω7c, iso-C13 : 0 3-OH and iso-C15 : 1. MK-6 was the only respiratory quinone. Non-diffusible carotenoid pigments were produced. Flexirubin-type pigments were absent. The genomic DNA G+C content was 42.8 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain YIM-C338T was a member of the genus Salinimicrobium, having sequence similarities of 97.3 and 94.0 % with respect to Salinimicrobium xinjiangense BH206T and Salinimicrobium catena HY1T. The combination of the phylogenetic data, phenotypic characteristics and chemotaxonomic differences supported the view that strain YIM-C338T represents a novel species of the genus Salinimicrobium, for which the name Salinimicrobium terrae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is YIM-C338T (=DSM 17865T =CGMCC 1.6308T). An emended description of the genus Salinimicrobium is also provided., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.65860-0