sp. nov. and sp. nov., isolated from marine sediment.

Two Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, non-motile, strictly aerobic strains, forming yellow colonies and designated F6058 and S2608, were isolated from marine sediment collected in Weihai, PR China. Both strains grow at 4-40 °C (optimum, 30-33 °C), pH 6.0-7.

Plasma MCP-1 and TGF-β1 Levels are Associated with Kidney Injury in Children with Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract.

Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) are primarily causal for end-stage renal disease and have significant implications for long-term survival. A total of 39 healthy controls and 94 children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) were enrolled (3-12 years old as children, 13-18 years old as adolescents), who were divided into CAKUT and Non-CAKUT according to the etiology of CKD. CKD group was further classified according to estimating glomerular filtration rate (eGFR).

sp. nov. and sp. nov., isolated from coastal sediment.

Two novel rod-shaped, Gram-stain-negative, aerobic and non-motile bacterial strains, designated M39 and C2-7, were isolated from the coastal sediment of Xiaoshi Island, Weihai, PR China. Growth of strain M39 occurred at 15-37 °C, at pH 6.0-9.

gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from coastal sediment.

A Gram-stain-negative, facultative anaerobic, motile, rod-shaped and orange bacterium, designated A06, was obtained off the coast of Weihai, PR China. Cells were 0.4-0.

sp. nov., isolated from abalone viscera and emended description of the genus .

Two novel strains, Z083 and Z084, were isolated from the viscera of abalone, , sampled in Weihai, PR China. The phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and genomic characteristics of the two strains were studied. The average nucleotide identity (ANI) and digital DNA-DNA hybridization (dDDH) values between the two strains were 99.

Robiginitalea marina sp. nov., isolated from coastal sediment.

A Gram-stain-negative, orange, aerobic, non-motile, rod-shaped marine bacterium, designated as 2V75, was isolated from the coastal sediment of Xiaoshi Island, Weihai, China. The strain 2V75 grew at 20-45 °C (optimum, 37 °C), from pH 7.0 to 9.