Pontibaca salina sp. nov., isolated from marine sediment.

A Gram-stain-negative, oval or short rod-shaped, non-motile, aerobic bacterium, designated strain S1109L, was isolated from a marine sediment in Weihai, PR China. Cells were oxidase positive and catalase positive. Growth of strain S1109L occurred at 10-40 °C (optimum, 30-33 °C), pH 6.