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Janibacter alkaliphilus sp. nov., isolated from coral Anthogorgia sp

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A novel actinobacterium, designated strain SCSIO 10480T, was isolated from a gorgonian coral sample of Anthogorgia sp. Phylogenetic and phenotypic properties of the organism supported that it belonged to the genus Janibacter. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that the levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity between strain SCSIO 10480T and other type strains of recognized members of the genus Janibacter were 96.0–97.8 %. Growth in the presence of up to 17 % (w/v) NaCl and optimally at pH 9.0–10.0 was a distinctive characteristic of strain SCSIO 10480T. Other biochemical and physiological properties and the fatty acid profile also differentiated the isolate from other members of Janibacter species. Based on the results obtained in this study, we propose that strain SCSIO 10480T should be classified within a novel species of the genus Janibacter, for which the name Janibacter alkaliphilus sp. nov. is proposed, with SCSIO 10480T (=CCTCC AB 2011027T = DSM 24723T) as the type strain.

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Acknowledgments

We are grateful to Dr. Tomohiko Tamura for providing the type strain of Janibacter melonis NBRC 107855T. This research was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (No. 2010CB833801), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41106139), the Academic Frontier Project for young researchers (No. SQ201013), and the Knowledge Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (KSCX2-EW-G-12).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Marine Bio-resources Sustainable Utilization CAS, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou, 510301, People’s Republic of China

    Jie Li, Li-Juan Long, Fa-Zuo Wang, Qing-Xin Li & Si Zhang

  2. Key Laboratory of Microbial Diversity in Southwest China, Ministry of Education and Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources, Yunnan Institute of Microbiology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, People’s Republic of China

    Ling–Ling Yang, Ying Xu & Wen-Jun Li

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Li, J., Long, LJ., Yang, L. et al. Janibacter alkaliphilus sp. nov., isolated from coral Anthogorgia sp. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 102, 157–162 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10482-012-9723-1

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