Marinobacterium lacunae sp. nov. isolated from estuarine sediment.

A novel motile bacterium was isolated from a sediment sample collected in Kochi backwaters, Kerala, India. This bacterium is Gram negative, rod shaped, 1.0-1.

Marinobacterium alkalitolerans sp. nov., with nitrate reductase and urease activity isolated from green algal mat collected from a solar saltern.

A novel Gram-staining-negative, rod-shaped, 0.6-0.8 µm wide and 2.