Aquimarina algicola sp. nov., isolated from the surface of a marine red alga.

A bacterial strain, designated M625, was isolated from the surface of a marine red alga. Phylogenetic trees were reconstructed based on the 16S rRNA gene and RpoB protein sequences, which indicated that the strain belongs to the genus Aquimarina within the family Flavobacteriaceae. Strain M625 showed high sequence similarities to A.

sp. nov. and sp. nov., two marine bacteria isolated from offshore areas near Weihai.

Two bacterial strains, designated SS33 and Y03, were isolated from marine sediment and marine red alga collected on the coast of Weihai, PR China. Based on the results of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, strain SS33 was found to be closely related to PX7, YLY04, DSM 26347 and GH1-23 with 94.8, 94.

Psychroflexus maritimus sp. nov., isolated from coastal sediment.

A Gram-stain-negative, strictly aerobic, non-flagellated, gliding, rod-shaped bacterium, designated C1 was isolated from the coastal sediment of Xiaoshi Island, Weihai, China. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene and the genome sequence of the newly isolated strain revealed that it belonged to the genus Psychroflexus within the family Flavobacteriaceae. The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities between strain C1 and the type strains of Psychroflexus members ranged from 91.

sp. nov., isolated from coastal sediment.

A Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, facultative anaerobic bacterium, designated strain 3539, was isolated from coastal sediment of Weihai, PR China. Optimal growth occurred at 28 °C, pH 7.5-8.

sp. nov., a flavobacterium isolated from surface seawater.

A taxonomic study was carried out on strain SH27, which was isolated from seawater collected around Xiaoshi Island, PR China. Cells of strain SH27 were Gram-stain-negative, non-motile, rod-shaped, orange-pigmented and grew at 15-37 °C (optimum, 28 °C), at pH 6.0-8.

Seonamhaeicola sediminis sp. nov., isolated from marine sediment.

A novel Gram-stain-negative, orange, rod or curved rod, facultatively anaerobic, gliding bacterial strain, designated strain W255, was isolated from Xiaoshi Island, Weihai, China. The strain W255 grows optimally at a 28 °C, pH 7.5, and 3.

Stress changes of lateral collateral ligament at different knee flexion with or without displaced movements: a 3-dimensional finite element analysis.

Objective: To create a 3-dimensional finite element model of knee ligaments and to analyse the stress changes of lateral collateral ligament (LCL) with or without displaced movements at different knee flexion conditions.

Methods: A four-major-ligament contained knee specimen from an adult died of skull injury was prepared for CT scanning with the detectable ligament insertion footprints, locations and orientations precisely marked in advance. The CT scanning images were converted to a 3-dimensional model of the knee with the 3-dimensional reconstruction technique and transformed into finite element model by the software of ANSYS.