Co.be′ti.a. N.L. fem. n.
Cobetia
named after A. B. Cobet, who originally described the type species as “
Arthrobacter marinus
.”
Proteobacteria / Gammaproteobacteria / Oceanospirillales / Halomonadaceae / Cobetia
The genus
Cobetia
is classified within the family
Halomonadaceae
and the order
Oceanospirillales
, in the class
Gammaproteobacteria
. The cells stain Gram‐negative and are motile and non‐endospore‐forming rods. Colonies are cream, white, or light yellow pigmented. Chemoorganotrophic. Strictly aerobic. Catalase‐positive and oxidase‐negative. Optimal growth at 5–6.5% (w/v) NaCl, at pH 6.5–8.5 and 25–38°C. The predominant cellular fatty acids are C
16:1
ω7
c
, C
16:0
, C
12:0
3‐OH, C
18:1
ω7
c
, and C
17:0
cyclo. The DNA G + C content is 61.4–64.6 mol%. Currently, the genus includes five species:
Cobetia marina
(type species of the genus),
Cobetia amphilecti
,
Cobetia crustatorum
,
Cobetia litoralis,
and
Cobetia pacifica
. The strains of these species were isolated from marine environments, marine sediments, marine invertebrates, and fermented seafood.
DNA G + C content (mol%):
61.4–64.6 according to wet‐lab methods, 57.3–63.2 in genomic sequences.
Type species:
Cobetia marina
(Cobet et al. 1970) Arahal et al. 2002a VL88, emend. Romanenko et al. 2013.