Psychroserpens mesophilus sp. nov., a mesophilic marine bacterium belonging to the family Falvobacteriaceae isolated from a young biofilm

Abstract

A number of marine bacteria isolated from young biofilms were characterized as belonging to the family Flavobacteriaceae. The taxonomic characterization of strain KOPRI 13649, which was isolated from an acrylic surfae at the seashore at Gangeung, Korea, is reported here. the nearly complete 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain KOPRI 13649 was determined and was foung to have a high level of similarity with that of Psychroserpens burtonensi(95.0-95.6%). In addition, phylogenetic analysis and comparison with closely related strains confirmed that the strain represented a novel member of the genus Psychroserpens.