F lavimaricola

Abstract

Fla.vi.ma.ri′co.la. L. masc. adj. flavus yellow, golden, blonde, flaxen; L. neut. n. mare , maris the sea; L. suff. – cola (from L. n. incola ) dweller, inhabitant; N.L. masc. n. Flavimaricola inhabitant of the Yellow Sea, referring to the isolation environment of the type species. Proteobacteria / Alphaproteobacteria / Rhodobacterales / Rhodobacteraceae / Flavimaricola Gram‐negative‐staining, aerobic, nonmotile, and rod‐ to coccoid‐shaped bacteria. Optimal growth occurs at 30°C, between 2 and 3% (w/v) NaCl, and pH 7.0–8.0. The major fatty acid is summed feature 8 (C 18:1 ω7 c and/or C 18:1 ω6 c ), and the respiratory quinone is Q‐10. The type species was isolated from the seawater of the Yellow Sea, South Korea. Member of the family Rhodobacteraceae . The type species is Flavimaricola marinus . DNA G + C content (mol%) : 62.6 (LC). Type species: Flavimaricola marinus Wirth and Whitman 2018 VP ( Loktanella marina Jung et al. 2016).