sp. nov., and sp. nov., isolated from rice paddy soil.

Three Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, non-motile and coccobacilli-shaped bacterial strains, designated as NPKOSM-4, NPKOSM-8 and MO-31, were isolated from rice paddy soil. They had 96.5-100 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to each other, and strains NPKOSM-4 and NPKOSM-8 showed 100 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, confirming that they were the same species.

sp. nov., isolated from rice paddy soil.

Two novel bacterial strains, designated as COR-2 and CR-8, were isolated from paddy soil. These isolates were aerobic, Gram-stain-negative, non-spore-forming, non-motile, rod-shaped, and formed orange-coloured colonies. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that two strains formed a clear phylogenetic lineage with the genus .

gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from rice paddy soil.

A novel Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, motile and pleomorphic rod-shaped bacterial strain, designated COJ-58, was isolated from rice paddy soil. Strain COJ-58 grew optimally at 20-30 °C, at pH 5.0-8.

sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from a grey saltern.

A novel moderately halophilic bacterium, designated strain KHM2, was isolated from the sediment of a grey solar saltern located on Sinui Island, Shinan, Republic of Korea. Cells were rod-shaped, endospore-forming, Gram-stain-positive, motile and facultative anaerobic. Strain KHM2 performed anaerobic respiration using nitrates and did not produce glucose acids, indicating the absence of fermentation.

Roseomonas rosulenta sp. nov., isolated from rice paddy soil.

Three bacterial isolates, Gram-stain-negative, non-motile, coccobacilli-shaped bacteria, strains OP-27, OP-5 and OP-30, were isolated from rice paddy soil. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that three isolates belonged to the genus Roseomonas, showing the highest sequence similarities to Roseomonas sediminicola FW-3 (98.1%) and Roseomonas lacus TH-G33 (98.

sp. nov., isolated from rice paddy soil.

Three pale-red-pigmented, Gram-stain-negative, coccobacilli-shaped, motile and strictly aerobic bacteria, strains MO17, MO41 and NPKOSM1, were isolated from rice paddy soil. Colonies were circular with entire edges, convex and pale red. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strains MO17, MO41 and NPKOSM1 belonged to the genus and were closely related to FW-3 (98.

sp. nov., and sp. nov., isolated from oxidized rice paddy soil.

Three Gram-stain-negative, motile or non-motile, rod-shaped, facultatively aerobic strains, designated MO-4, NP-34 and NM-18, were isolated from oxidized rice paddy soil in Chungbuk, Republic of Korea. Colonies were circular and convex with entire margins, red in colour on R2A after 3 days at 30 °C. The three strains grew at pH 5.

Altererythrobacter segetis sp. nov., Isolated from Farmland Soil.

A Gram-stain-negative bacterium, designated YJ20, was isolated from rhizosphere soil of a spinach farmland at Shinan in Korea. Strain YJ20 was found to be aerobic, non-motile rods which can grow at 10-33 °C (optimum, 28 °C), at pH 6.5-8.

Lysobacter telluris sp. nov., isolated from Korean rhizosphere soil.

A Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, non-motile, non-spore-forming light-yellow-coloured rod-shaped bacterial strain, designated YJ15, was isolated from soil at Bigeum island in Korea. Growth was observed at 10-37 °C (optimum, 28 °C), at pH 6.0-7.

gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel bacterium of the family isolated from soil of a farming field.

A Gram-stain-negative bacterium, designated strain YJ03, was isolated from a spinach farming field soil at Shinan in Korea. Strain YJ03 was found to be an aerobic, non-motile and non-spore-forming bacterium which can grow at 10-33 °C (optimum, 25-28 °C), at pH 6.6-9.

sp. nov., actinobacterium isolated from farm soil.

A Gram-stain-positive actinobacterial strain, designated ANK073, was isolated from rhizosphere soil sampled at a spinach farming field in Shinan, Republic of Korea. Cells of strain ANK073 were found to be aerobic, non-motile, non-spore-forming rods which could grow at 20-40 °C (optimum, 30 °C), at pH 6.0-10.

sp. nov., isolated from spinach farming field soil.

A Gram-stain-negative bacterium, designated strain YJ09, was isolated from spinach farming field soil at Shinan in the Republic of Korea. Cells of strain YJ09 were found to be strictly aerobic, non-motile, non-spore-forming creamy-yellow rods which can grow at 20-37 °C (optimum, 30 °C), at pH 6.0-9.

sp. nov., a plant promoting bacterium isolated from floodwater of a paddy field.

A Gram-stain-negative bacterium, designated strain PF-30, was isolated from floodwater of a paddy field in South Korea. Strain PF-30 was found to be a strictly aerobic, motile and pink-pigmented rods which can grow at 25-40 °C (optimum, 28 °C), at pH 5.0-9.

gen. nov., sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from soil of a farming field.

A Gram-stain-positive actinobacterial strain, designated YJ01, was isolated from a spinach farming field soil at Shinan in Korea. Strain YJ01 was aerobic, non-motile, non-spore-forming cocci with diameters of 1.5-1.

sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from sediment of a crystallizing pond of a saltern.

Two Gram-stain-negative, moderately halophilic bacteria, designated strains ECH52 and KHM46, were isolated from the sediment of a grey saltern located in Sinui island at Shinan, Korea. The isolates were aerobic, non-motile, short rods and grew at 15-45 °C (optimum, 37 °C), at pH 6.0-10.

Paenibacillus pinistramenti sp. nov., isolated from pine litter.

A Gram-stain-positive bacterium, designated strain ASL46, was isolated from litter layer of a pine forest located in Anmyondo, Korea. Strain ASL46 was found to be an aerobic, motile, endospore-forming rod which can grow at 20-45 °C (optimum, 37 °C), at pH 6.0-11.

sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from saltern soil.

A Gram-stain-positive, moderately halophilic bacterium, designated strain BH258, was isolated from solar saltern sediment sampled at Shinan in the Republic of Korea. Cells of strain BH258 were found to be strictly aerobic, motile, endospore-forming rods which could grow at 15-45 °C (optimum, 35 °C), at pH 5.5-9.

Sphingobium pinisoli sp. nov., isolated from the rhizosphere soil of a Korean native pine tree.

A Gram-stain negative, aromatic compound degrading bacterium, designated strain ASA28, was isolated from the rhizosphere soil of a pine tree at Anmyon island, Taean in Korea. Strain ASA28 was found to be strictly aerobic, non-motile, short rods which can grow at 15-28 °C (optimum, 25-28 °C), at pH 5.0-11.

Streptomyces fuscigenes sp. nov., isolated from bamboo (Sasa borealis) litter.

Three actinomycetes strains, designated JBL-5, JBL-14 and JBL-20, were isolated from bamboo (Sasa borealis) litter in Damyang, Republic of Korea. Morphological, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic analyses demonstrated that the three strains belong to the genus Streptomyces. Microscopic observation revealed that the three strains produced Spirales spore chains with smooth surfaces.

Salirhabdus salicampi sp. nov., a halotolerant bacterium isolated from a saltern.

A Gram-stain-positive, halotolerant bacterium, designated strain BH128, was isolated from soil of a saltern located at Bigeum Island in south-west Korea. Cells were aerobic, motile, spore-forming rods and grew at 15-53 °C (optimum, 35 °C), at pH 5.5-9.

Mycobacterium aquiterrae sp. nov., a rapidly growing bacterium isolated from groundwater.

A strain representing a rapidly growing, Gram-stain-positive, aerobic, rod-shaped, non-motile, non-sporulating and non-pigmented species of the genus Mycobacterium, designated strain S-I-6, was isolated from groundwater at Daejeon in Korea. The strain grew at temperatures between 10 and 37 °C (optimal growth at 25 °C), between pH 4.0 and 9.

Aliifodinibius salicampi sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from a grey saltern.

Three strains of a Gram-stain-negative, moderately halophilic bacterium, designated strain KHM44T, KHM29 and HHM4, were isolated from the sediment of a grey saltern located on Sinui island at Shinan, Korea. The isolates were aerobic, non-motile rods and grew at 15-50 °C (optimum, 37 °C), at pH 6.0-9.

Micromonospora fulva sp. nov., isolated from forest soil.

A novel actinobacterium, designated strain UDF-1T, was isolated from forest soil in Chungnam, South Korea, and its taxonomic position was investigated using a polyphasic approach. Strain UDF-1T formed a branched brownish-orange substrate mycelium with spherical or oval spores. No aerial mycelium was formed.