Flavivirga jejuensis Yi et al. 2012
General information
Name
Flavivirga jejuensis
Valid publication
2012
Nomenclature type
JC2682;JCM 17113
;KACC 14158
Etymology
N.L. fem. adj. <i>jejuensis</i>, of or pertaining to Jeju Island, from where the type strain was isolated.
Ecology
Source
isolated from a seawater sample of Jongdal Beach in Jeju Island, Korea.
Morphology
Cells are rods (0.3-0.4 × 3.3-7.5 µm) with rounded ends; motile by gliding. Spores are not formed. Colonies on MA are yellow, convex, translucent, glistening, and circular with entire margins.
Morphology standardized
cell shape | length | width |
---|---|---|
rod | 3.3-7.5 | 0.3-0.4 |
motility |
---|
- |
Physiology
Oxygen requirement
obligately aerobic
GC
GC_content |
---|
27 |
Gram
staining |
---|
negative |
Growth temperature
optimum |
---|
25 |
range |
---|
4.0-30.0 |
Halophily
optimum |
---|
2-5% |
3% |
C/N source
positive results | ||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
tween 60 | gelatin | aesculin | tween 80 | D-arabinose | gluconate | cellobiose | L-fucose | D-fructose | L-rhamnose | trehalose | 5-ketogluconate | D-glucose | D-mannitol | potassium 5-ketogluconate | D-galactose | D-xylose | D-mannose | lactose |
negative results | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
microcrystalline cellulose | pectin | starch | tween 20 | xanthine | hypoxanthine | tween 40 | L-tyrosine | chitin | cellulose | casein |
Biochemistry
Fattyacids
Name | Account |
---|---|
iso-C17:0 3-OH | 15.3 |
iso-C15:1 G | 17.7 |
iso-C15:0 3-OH | 11.4 |
C15:0 | 7.1 |
iso-C15:0 | 30.5 |
H2s pdu
-
Indole pdu
-
Nitrate rdc
+
Polar lipids
PE
Quinones
MK-6
Vp test
+
Enzymology
Enzyme | Activity |
---|---|
acetyl β-glucosaminidase | + |
acid phosphatase | + |
alkaline phosphatase | + |
arginine dihydrolase | - |
catalase | + |
cystine arylamidase | - |
esterase C4 | - |
esterase C8 | - |
leucine arylamidase | + |
lipase C14 | - |
lysine decarboxylase | - |
naphthol AS-BI-phosphohydrolase | + |
ornithine decarboxylase | - |
oxidase | - |
trypsin | - |
tryptophan deaminase | - |
urease | - |
valine arylamidase | + |
α-chymotrypsin | - |
α-fucosidase | - |
α-galactosidase | - |
α-glucosidase | - |
α-mannosidase | - |
β-galactosidase | + |
β-glucosidase | - |
β-glucuronidase | - |
Taxonomy marker
References
1
Yi, H., Cho, J.-C., and Chun, J. Flavivirga jejuensis gen. nov., sp. nov., and Flavivirga amylovorans sp. nov., new members of the Flavobacteriaceae isolated from seawater, and emended descriptions of the genera Psychroserpens and Lacinutrix. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2012) 62:1061-1068.[DOI:10.1099/ijs.0.033605-0]
[PMID:21705445]