RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Yu, Wen-Nan A1 Han, Ji-Ru A1 Liu, Yan A1 Du, Zong-Jun A1 Mu, Da-ShuaiYR 2018 T1 Agaribacter flavus sp. nov., isolated from red algae JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 68 IS 10 SP 3140 OP 3143 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.002953 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB A Gram-stain-negative, non-motile, aerobic, curved-rod bacterium, designated as strain 2p52T, was isolated from the marine algae Gracilaria blodgettii collected off the coast of Lingshui county, in Hainan province, China. Strain 2p52T grew at 15–42 °C (optimally at 30–33 °C), at pH 6.0–10.0 (7.5–8.0) and in the presence of 1.0–8.0 % (w/v) NaCl (2.0–3.0 %). The most closely related species was Agaribacter marinus (96.5 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity). Phylogenetic analysis based on the sequence of the 16S rRNA gene revealed that strain 2p52T belonged to the genus Agaribacter . The novel strain contained phophatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylglycerol as the major polar lipids. The predominant isoprenoid quinine was Q-8, and the DNA G+C content was 43.2 mol%. The major cellular fatty acids were C16 : 1ω7c and/or iso-C15 : 0 2-OH, C16 : 0, and C18 : 1ω7c. The phenotypic and systematic comparative analyses indicated that the isolate is representative of a novel species of the genus Agaribacter , and the name Agaribacter flavus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 2p52T (=KCTC 52473T=MCCC 1H00151T)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijsem.0.002953