sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from lake sediment.

A novel strain, designated NS18, was isolated from sediment sampled at Taihu Lake, PR China. Cells of the isolate were spherical, aerobic, non-motile, Gram-stain-positive and non-endospore-forming. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain NS18 clustered in a clade of the genus .

sp. nov., isolated from lake sediment.

A novel bacterial strain, designated NS28, was isolated from interfacial sediment sampled at Taihu Lake, PR China. Cells were rod-shaped, Gram-negative, aerobic and non-motile on Reasoner's 2A medium. The results of phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain NS28 was most closely related to species from the genus , with 98.

Description of sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from lake sediment, and emended description of the genus .

A Gram-stain-positive, strictly aerobic, motile and rod-shaped bacterium, designated strain LJ137, was isolated from the sediment of Taihu Lake in China. A polyphasic approach was used to investigate its taxonomic position. Strain LJ137 grew optimally at pH 7.