RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Liang, Xiaoyan A1 Lin, Huina A1 Wang, Kailing A1 Liao, Yunjing A1 Lai, Qiliang A1 Xu, Ying A1 Wang, ChangyunYR 2017 T1 Altererythrobacter salegens sp. nov., a slightly halophilic bacterium isolated from surface sediment JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 67 IS 4 SP 909 OP 913 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.001708 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB A Gram-negative, rod-shaped and slightly halophilic bacterium, strain XY-R17T, was isolated from the surface sediment of Mai Po Inner Deep Bay Ramsar Site birdwatch in Hong Kong. The 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain XY-R17T exhibited 96.5 % similarity to that of the type strain of Altererythrobacter atlanticus . Optimal growth occurred at pH 7.0–7.5, 3–8 % (w/v) NaCl and at 30 °C. The major respiratory quinone was ubiquinone-10. The principal fatty acids were summed feature 8 (C18 : 1ω7c and/or C18 : 1ω6c), summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or C16 : 1ω6c), 11-methyl C18 : 1ω7c and C17 : 1ω6c .The polar lipid profile consisted of the major compounds sphingoglycolipid, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine and two unknown lipids. The DNA G+C content was 64.7 mol%. Based on its phenotypic properties, chemotaxonomic characteristics and phylogenetic distinctiveness, strain XY-R17T should be designated as a novel species of the genus Altererythrobacter . Therefore, the name Altererythrobacter salegens sp. nov. (type strain XY-R17T=KCTC 52267T=MCCC 1K01500T) is proposed., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijsem.0.001708