Hwanghaeicola

Abstract

Hwang.hae.i'co.la L. suff. ‐cola (from L. n. incola), a dweller, inhabitant; N.L. masc. n. Hwanghaeicola, a dweller of the Hwanghae, the Korean name of the Yellow Sea.

Proteobacteria / Alphaproteobacteria / Rhodobacterales / Rhodobacteraceae / Hwanghaeicola

Cells are motile cocci with a single flagellum. Gram‐stain‐negative. Endospores are not observed. Strictly aerobic, chemoheterotrophic, and moderate halotolerant. Optimum growth at 25–30°C and 2.0–3.0% NaCl. Oxidase‐ and catalase‐positive. Neither nitrate nor nitrite is reduced. The major isoprenoid quinone is ubiquinone‐10 (Q‐10). The cellular fatty acid profiles are predominated by C18 :1 ω7c. The genus currently accommodates only one species Hwanghaeicola aestuarii, isolated from a sea tidal flat.

DNA G + C content (mol%): 66.0.

Type species: Hwanghaeicola aestuarii Kim, Jung, Chae, Park and Jeon 2010, 2880VP.