sp. nov. isolated from two lichen species.

Two novel strains, YIM 133132 and YIM 133296, were isolated from lichen samples collected from Yunnan Province, Southwest PR China. YIM 133132 and YIM 133296 are aerobic, Gram-staining-positive, non-motile actinomycetes. They are also catalase-positive and oxidase-negative, and YIM 133132 formed flat yellowish colonies that were relatively dry on YIM38 agar medium.

Pelagibacterium flavum sp. nov., Isolated from Soil Sample.

A Gram-stain-negative, yellow, moist and circular, aerobic, motile, and rod-shaped bacterium, designated YIM 151497, was isolated from soil sample collected from Blue-Bridge, Weizhou Island, Guangxi province, China. Classification using a polyphasic approach suggested that strain YIM 151497 belonged to the genus Pelagibacterium, and was closely relevant to Pelagibacterium nitratireducens JLT2005 (98.8%), Pelagibacterium halotolerans CGMCC 1.

gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family , isolated from a marine sediment of the South China Sea.

A Gram-stain-negative, catalase-positive and oxidase-positive, nonmotile, aerobic, light yellow, spherical-shaped bacterial strain with no flagella, designated strain YIM 152171, was isolated from sediment of the South China Sea. Colonies were smooth and convex, light yellow and circular, and 1.0-1.

Acinetobacter faecalis Sp. Nov., Isolated from Elephant Faeces.

A Gram-negative coccobacillus, YIM 103518, isolated from wild elephant feces in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, West China, was characterized and identified using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. The strain was strictly aerobic, non-motile, catalase-positive and oxidase-negative, colonies were round, convex, smooth, and pale yellow. The strain growth at 4-40 ℃ (optimum, 28 ℃), pH 6.