A novel aerobic, Gram-negative bacterial strain, designated5IX/A01/131T, was isolated from waters in the coastal north-westernMediterranean Sea. The cells were motile, straight rods, 1.6 µmlong and 0.5 µm wide, and formed cream colonies onmarine 2216 agar. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 57 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence placedthe strain in the class Gammaproteobacteria. On the basis ofthe 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons and physiological andbiochemical characteristics, strain 5IX/A01/131T representsa novel genus and species, for which the name Melitea salexigensgen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Meliteasalexigens is 5IX/A01/131T (=DSM 19753T =CIP 109757T =MOLA 225T).
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