sp. nov., isolated from seawater surrounding scleractinian coral .

A Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacterium (D1M17) was isolated from the seawater surrounding scleractinian coral in Daya Bay, Shenzhen, PR China. Strain D1M17 grew with 0-10 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 3-4 %), at 15-37 °C (optimum, 28 °C) and at pH 4.5-8.