“…Gliding motility was investigated as previously described by Bowman [31]. Growth at different temperatures (3,4,5,10,15,20,25,28,30,35,37,40, 42 and 45 °C) was measured by observing the formation of colonies in 0.3×MB agar plates for up to 2 weeks to estimate the temperature range and optimal temperature for growth. Salt tolerance was examined at different NaCl concentrations (0 %, 0.5 %, 1-15 % w/v, in increments of 1 %) in a basic Reasoner's 2A (R2A) broth medium, containing 0.25 g tryptone, 0.5 g acid hydrolysed casein, 0.5 g yeast extract powder, 0.5 g soluble starch, 0.3 g K 2 HPO 4 , 0.1 g MgSO 4 , 0.3 g sodium pyruvate, 0.25 g peptone, 0.5 g glucose and 1 l deionized water (pH 7.2±0.2), as well as at different NaCl concentrations (0.6 %, 1-15 % w/v, in increments of 1 %) in 0.3×MB at 28 °C.…”