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Wenyingzhuangia heitensis sp. nov., a new species of the family Flavobacteriaceae within the phylum Bacteroidetes isolated from seawater

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A Gram-negative, strictly aerobic, beige-pigmented, non-motile, rod-shaped strain designated H-MN17T was isolated from seawater in Japan. Phylogenetic analyses based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence revealed that the novel isolate was affiliated with the family Flavobacteriaceae within the phylum Bacteroidetes and that it showed highest sequence similarity (97.5 %) to Wenyingzhuangia marina D1T. The hybridization values for DNA–DNA relatedness between the strains of H-MN17T and W. marina D1T were lower than 70 %, which is accepted as the phylogenetic definition of a novel species. The DNA G+C content of strain H-MN17T was 31.8 mol%; MK-6 was the major menaquinone; and anteiso-C15:0, anteiso-C17:0 and anteiso-C19:0 were identified as the major (>10 %) cellular fatty acids. A complex polar lipid profile was present consisting of phosphatidylethanolamine, three unidentified lipids, three unidentified glycolipids and three unidentified aminolipids. From the distinct phylogenetic position and combination of genotypic and phenotypic characteristics, the strain is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Wenyingzhuangia for which the name Wenyingzhuangia heitensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of W. heitensis sp. nov. is H-MN17T (=KCTC 42245T = NBRC 110601T).

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The authors would like to thank Midori Nozawa for her technical assistance. The present research has been conducted by the Educational−Industrial Collaboration Research Grant of SAMICK THK in 2014.

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  1. College of Pharmacy, Keimyung University, 1095 Dalgubeoldaero, Dalseo-Gu, Daegu, 704-701, Republic of Korea

    Jaewoo Yoon

  2. Marine Biosciences Kamaishi Research Laboratory, Kitasato University, 160-4 Utou, Okirai, Sanriku-cho, Ofunato, Iwate, 022-0101, Japan

    Hiroaki Kasai

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Yoon, J., Kasai, H. Wenyingzhuangia heitensis sp. nov., a new species of the family Flavobacteriaceae within the phylum Bacteroidetes isolated from seawater. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 107, 655–661 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10482-014-0360-8

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