RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Nedashkovskaya, Olga I. A1 Vancanneyt, Marc A1 Kim, Seung BumYR 2010 T1 Bizionia echini sp. nov., isolated from a sea urchin JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 60 IS 4 SP 928 OP 931 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.013193-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB A bacterial strain, designated KMM 6177T, was isolated from the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus intermedius and subjected to a polyphasic taxonomic investigation. The bacterium was found to be heterotrophic, aerobic, non-motile by gliding and orange-pigmented. Comparative phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing placed the marine isolate in the genus Bizionia, a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae, with 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity of 94.9–98.6 % with recognized Bizionia species. Strain KMM 6177T grew at 4–39 °C and with 1–8 % NaCl. It produced alkaline phosphatase, catalase and oxidase and hydrolysed aesculin, gelatin, DNA and Tween 20. The predominant fatty acids were iso-C15 : 1, iso-C15 : 0, iso-C15 : 0 3-OH, iso-C17 : 0 3-OH and a summed feature (comprising iso-C15 : 0 2-OH and/or C16 : 1 ω7c). The DNA G+C content was 34.4 mol%. A combination of phylogenetic, genotypic and phenotypic data clearly indicated that strain KMM 6177T represents a novel species in the genus Bizionia, for which the name Bizionia echini sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is KMM 6177T (=KCTC 22015T=LMG 25220T)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.013193-0