S alinicola

Abstract Sa.li.ni'co.la. L. fem. pl. n. salinae salterns, salt works; N.L. suff. ‐ cola (from L. masc. or fem. n. incola ), inhabitant; N.L. masc. n. Salinicola, inhabitant of salterns. Proteobacteria / Gammaproteobacteria / Oceanospirillales / Halomonadaceae / Salinicola The genus Salinicola , classified within the family Halomonadaceae , order Oceanospirillales , and in the class Gammaproteobacteria , currently includes 12 species with validly published names. Cells are Gram‐stain‐negative, nonsporulating rods, motile by means of a single lateral/subpolar/polar flagellum or by peritrichous flagella. Aerobes or facultative anaerobes, chemoorganotrophs. Moderately halophilic, grow in the salinity range of 0–30% (w/v) NaCl, with the optimum of 0.5–20%, at near‐neutral pH. Mesophilic, optimal growth at 25–37°C, growth range 4–45°C. The predominant respiratory lipoquinone is ubiquinone with nine isoprene units (Q‐9). Major fatty acids mostly include C 18:1 ω7 c , C 16:0 , and cyclo‐C 19:0 ω8 c . Major polar lipids are phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, and phosphatidylethanolamine. Members of the genus are widely distributed in saline aquatic and terrestrial habitats such as seawater, deep sea sediments, saline soil, salt mines, and solar saltern and can be associated with halophyte plants and sea animals. Salinicola species or strains have never been isolated from unequivocally pathological material from humans, animals, or plants. DNA G + C content (mol%) : 60.6–65.8 (genome); 58.8–67.7 (HPLC). Size of sequenced genomes (bp) : 3,620,402–4,628,485. Type species : Salinicola socius Anan'ina et al. 2007, VL124.