Falsirhodobacter algicola sp. nov., a member of the Rhodobacteraceae isolated from the marine red algae Grateloupia sp.

ABSTRACT

A Gram-negative, pale yellow-pigmented, non-flagellated, motile, rod-shaped and aerobic bacterium, designated strain PG104T, was isolated from red algae Grateloupia sp. collected from the coastal area of Pohang, Republic of Korea. Growth of strain PG104T was observed at 15-35 °C (optimum, 30 °C), pH 6.0-10.0 (optimum, pH 7.5-8.0) and in the presence of 0-8.0 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 5.0 %). The predominant fatty acids included C17  0, C18  0, 11-methyl C18  1 ω7c and summed feature 8 (C18  1 ω7c and/or C18  1 ω6c) and the major respiratory quinone was Q-10. Polar lipids included phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, one unidentified lipid and one unidentified aminolipid. Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain PG104T formed a phylogenetic lineage with members of the genus Falsirhodobacter and exhibited 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities of 97.1 and 96.6 % to Falsirhodobacter deserti W402T and Falsirhodobacter halotolerans JA744T, respectively. The complete genome of strain PG104T consisted of a single circular chromosome of approximately 2.8 Mbp with five plasmids. Based on polyphasic taxonomic data, strain PG104T represents a novel species in the genus Falsirhodobacter, for which the name Falsirhodobacter algicola sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Falsirhodobacter algicola is PG104T (=KCTC 82230T=JCM 34380T).