Salegentibacter mishustinae sp nov., isolated from the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus intermedius

A bacterial strain, designated KMM 6049(T), was isolated from the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus intermedius inhabiting the Sea of Japan. The bacterium studied was strictly aerobic, heterotrophic, yellow-pigmented, non-motile, Gram-negative and oxidase-, catalase-, beta-galactosiclase- and alkaline phosphatase-positive. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that strain KMM 3524(T) was closely related to Salegentibacter holothuriorum and Salegentibacter salegens (sharing 97(.)7 and 98 % sequence similarity, respectively). DNA-DNA relatedness levels between strains KMM 6049(T) and S. holothuriorum KMM 3524(T) and S. salegens DSM 5424(T) were 24 and 45 %, respectively, indicating that KMM 6049(T) belongs to a novel species of the genus Salegentibacter, for which the name Salegentibacter mishustinae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is KMM 6049(T) (=KCTC 12263(T) =LMG 22584(T) =NBRC 100592(T)).