Polyphasic and phylogenomic reevaluation of Zhongshania and Marortus with the description of Zhongshania aquatica sp. nov.

ABSTRACT: Advancing our understanding of microbial diversity and taxonomy in Korean coast, this study focuses on two intriguing bacterial genera, Marortus and Zhongshania, revealing significant insights through morphological and genomic analyses. The type strain, BJYM1^T (= KCTC 92326^T = NBRC 115677^T) was isolated from seawater in Tongyeong, South Korea. BJYM1^T was characterized as a Gram-negative aerobic strain with a rod shape and a single polar flagellum. Optimal growth conditions for BJYM1^T were identified as 30 °C, pH 6.5, and 0-2% (w/v) NaCl on MA medium. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, strain BJYM1^T formed a clade with Z. aquimaris CAU 1632^T, followed by M. luteolus ZX-21^T and Z. marina DSW25-10

SUBMITTER: Lee JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12216289 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature