Loktanella

Abstract

Lok.tan.el'la. N.L. fem. n. Loktanella named after Tjhing‐Lok Tan from the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven, who contributed to our understanding of marine and polar bacteriology and ecology. Proteobacteria / Alphaproteobacteria / Rhodobacterales / Rhodobacteraceae / Loktanella Gram‐negative‐staining, aerobic, non‐spore‐forming, catalase‐ and oxidase‐positive, cocci, ovoids or rods. Halophilic or moderately halotolerant. Optimal growth typically occurs at 25°C and pH 7.5–8. Capable of utilizing a large variety of organic carbon compounds. The majority of strains produce acids from sugars and are nonmotile. The major fatty acid is C 18:1 ω7 c . The major quinone is ubiquinone 10 (Q‐10). Species have been isolated globally from seawater and microbial mats from marine environments. Members of the family Rhodobacteraceae . The type species is Loktanella salsilacus . DNA G + C content (mol%) : 60–66.3. Type species : Loktanella salsilacus Van Trappen et al. 2004 VP .