<i>Sneathiella chungangensis</i> sp. nov., isolated from a marine sand, and emended description of the genus <i>Sneathiella</i>

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<P>A Gram-stain-negative, non-spore-forming, motile, strictly aerobic bacterial strain, designated CAU 1294<SUP>T</SUP>, was isolated from a sand sample and its taxonomic position was investigated using a polyphasic approach. The strain grew optimally at pH 6.5 and 30 °C and in the presence of 2 % (w/v) NaCl. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain CAU 1294<SUP>T</SUP> formed a lineage with member of the genus <I>Sneathiella</I> and exhibited similarity to <I>Sneathiella glossodoripedis</I> MKT133<SUP>T</SUP> (96.3 % similarity) and <I>Sneathiella chinensis</I> LMG 23452<SUP>T</SUP> (95.1 % similarity). Strain CAU 1294<SUP>T</SUP> contained Q-10 as the predominant respiratory quinone. C<SUB>18 : 1</SUB>ω7<I>c</I>, C<SUB>16 : 0</SUB> and cyclo-C<SUB>19 : 0</SUB>ω8<I>c</I> were the major cellular fatty acids. The polar lipids were composed of phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylmethylethanolamine and two unidentified phospholipids. The DNA G+C content was 56.6 mol%. On the basis of these results, strain CAU 1294<SUP>T</SUP> is considered to represent a novel species of the genus <I>Sneathiella</I>, for which the name <I>Sneathiella chungangensis</I> is proposed. The type strain is CAU 1294<SUP>T</SUP> ( = KCTC 32476<SUP>T</SUP> = CECT 8513<SUP>T</SUP>). An emended description of the genus <I>Sneathiella</I> is also proposed.</P>