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

Three bacterial strains, namely LPB0304, LPB0319 and LPB0142, were isolated from coastal environments. The 16S rRNA gene sequences of the three isolates were found to show the highest sequence similarities to (98.44 %), (97.55 %) and (97.60 %), respectively. The low (<98.7 %) sequence similarities and tree topologies implied the novelty of the three isolates, representing novel genomic species of the genus , and . Numerous biochemical and physiological features also supported the distinctiveness of the isolates from previously known species. Based on the phenotypic and phylogenetic data presented in this study, three novel species are suggested with the following names: sp. nov. (LPB0304=KACC 21523=ATCC TSD-216), sp. nov. (LPB0319=KACC 21522=ATCC TSD-218) and sp. nov. (LPB0142=KACC 18892=JCM 31567).