RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Lee, Myungjin A1 Kim, Myung Kyum A1 Vancanneyt, Marc A1 Swings, Jean A1 Kim, Seong-Hye A1 Kang, Myung Suk A1 Lee, Sung-TaikYR 2005 T1 Tetragenococcus koreensis sp. nov., a novel rhamnolipid-producing bacterium JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 55 IS 4 SP 1409 OP 1413 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.63448-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB A Gram-positive, non-motile, non-spore-forming coccus (strain JST) was isolated from kimchi (a traditional Korean food) and investigated using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity between strain JST and its closest relative, Tetragenococcus halophilus IAM 1676T, was 98·1 %. The level of DNA–DNA relatedness between the two strains was 9·7 %. Strain JST had a DNA G+C content of 38·3 % and a cellular fatty acid profile containing 16 : 0, 18 : 1 and cyclo fatty acids. Phylogenetic data and genomic and phenotypic features demonstrated that strain JST represents a novel species, for which the name Tetragenococcus koreensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is JST (=KCTC 3924T=DSM 16501T=LMG 22864T)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.63448-0