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Two Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, alkaliphilic bacteria (strains MEB087 and MEB142) were isolated from sediment and water samples, respectively, collected from the alkaline Lonar Lake in Maharashtra, India. Strains MEB087 and MEB142 shared 99.8 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity and were 85 % related on the basis of DNA–DNA hybridization. The 16S rRNA gene sequences of both strains showed close relationship with the genus , and their closest neighbour was 4CA with 97.7 % sequence similarity. MEB087 and MEB142 exhibited only 45 % and 54 % DNA–DNA relatedness, respectively, with DSM 16316. Both strains were asporogenous, short, non-motile rods capable of utilizing a limited range of organic acids as sole carbon and energy sources. They were oxidase- and catalase-positive, able to reduce nitrate and nitrite; but unable to degrade DNA, urea, gelatin, casein or starch. They grew optimally at pH 9.5 (tolerating up to pH 11) and could withstand up to 0.6 M NaCl. The predominant cellular fatty acids were summed feature 8 comprising Cω7/Cω6 (47–49 %) followed by summed feature 3 comprising Cω7/Cω6 (28–32 %). The predominant polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylcholine. The DNA G+C content was 49.3–49.7 mol%. On the basis of the phylogenetic analysis and chemotaxonomic characteristics, strains MEB087 and MEB142 represent a novel species in the genus , for which the name sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is MEB087 ( = KCTC 42948 = JCM 19317) with MEB142 ( = KCTC 42949 = JCM 19318) as an additional strain.

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