Genetic and Physiological Characteristics of a Novel Marine Propylene-Assimilating Halieaceae Bacterium Isolated from Seawater and the Diversity of Its Alkene and Epoxide Metabolism Genes.

The Gram-negative marine propylene-assimilating bacterium, strain PE-TB08W, was isolated from surface seawater. A structural gene analysis using the 16S rRNA gene showed 96, 94, and 95% similarities to Halioglobus species, Haliea sp. ETY-M, and Haliea sp.