Kocuria pelophila sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from the rhizosphere of a mangrove Hamada, Moriyuki and Shibata, Chiyo and Tamura, Tomohiko and Nurkanto, Arif and Ratnakomala, Shanti and Lisdiyanti, Puspita and Suzuki, Ken-ichiro,, 66, 3276-3280 (2016), doi = https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.001186, publicationName = Microbiology Society, issn = 1466-5026, abstract= A novel spherical actinobacterium, designated RS-2-3T, was isolated from the rhizosphere of a mangrove growing on Rambut Island, Indonesia, and its taxonomic position was investigated using a polyphasic approach. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequence comparison revealed that strain RS-2-3T was related to the members of the genus Kocuria . The highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity value was observed with Kocuria marina KMM 3905T (97.0 %). The peptidoglycan type of strain RS-2-3T was found to be A3α with an interpeptide bridge comprising l-Ala4–5. The predominant menaquinone was MK-7(H2) and the major fatty acids were anteiso-C15 : 0 and iso-C15 : 0. The DNA G+C content was 71.8 mol%. These characteristics were consistent with those of members of the genus Kocuria . Meanwhile, physiological and biochemical characteristics revealed that strain RS-2-3T differed from the species of the genus Kocuria with validly published names. Therefore, strain RS-2-3T represents a novel species of the genus Kocuria , for which the name Kocuria pelophila sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is RS-2-3T (=NBRC 110990T=InaCC A704T)., language=, type=