Falsigemmobacter faecalis gen. nov. sp. nov., isolated from faeces of Rhinopithecus roxellanae, and reclassification of Gemmobacter intermedius as Falsigemmobacter intermedius comb. nov.

Strain YIM 102744-1 was isolated from Rhinopithecus roxellanae fecal sample collected at Yunnan Wild Animal Park, Yunnan province, PR China. Cells were Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, non-motile and irregular rods. Optimal growth occurred in the presence of 0-1.0% (w/v) NaCl, at pH 7.0-8.0, and at 30 °C. The predominant ubiquinone was Q-10. The major cellular fatty acids (> 10.0%) were Cω7c and Cω7c/Cω6c. The dominant polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylcholine. The DNA G + C content was 62.4 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that YIM 102744-1 belonged to the family Rhodobacteraceae and shared the highest similarity with the type strain Gemmobacter intermedius 119/4 (96.6%). In addition, phylogenetic trees indicated that strain YIM 102744-1 formed a distinct clade together with the closest relative G. intermedius 119/4. Based on the results of polyphasic taxonomic analysis, strain YIM 102744-1 is considered to represent a novel species within a new genus Falsigemmobacter, for which the name Falsigemmobacter faecalis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Falsigemmobacter faecalis is YIM 102744-1(= KCTC 52106 = CCTCC AB 2016031). Because Gemmobacter intermedius 119/4 formed a branch with YIM 102744-1 in the phylogenetic trees and was clearly separated from the other members within the genus Gemmobacter, it is also proposed to transfer into the genus Falsigemmobacter as Falsigemmobacter intermedius comb. nov. (type strain 119/4 = CIP 110795 = LMG 28215 = CCM 8510). The type species of the genus Falsigemmobacter is Falsigemmobacter intermedius gen. nov., comb. nov.