sp. nov., a novel species originating from lake sediment.

An aerobic, Gram-stain-negative, non-spore-forming and rod-shaped bacterial strain, designated N8, was isolated from the interfacial sediment of Taihu Lake in PR China. The strain formed white to blue colonies on R2A agar. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain N8 represented a member of the genus and was most closely related to A1-9 (97.