sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from lake sediment.

A novel bacterium, designated NAS39, was isolated from the interfacial sediment of Taihu Lake in PR China and its taxonomic position was investigated by using a polyphasic approach. Cells of the isolate were Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, non-motile, catalase-positive, yellow and rod-shaped. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences supported that strain NAS39 formed a cluster within the genus , and was most closely related to LB2P30 (98.