sp. nov., isolated from Dokdo Islands soil.

Strain KUDC5002 was isolated from soil sampled on the Dokdo Islands, Republic of Korea. This bacterial strain was Gram stain-positive, non-motile, rod-shaped, capable of growing at 25-37°C and pH 5.0-12.0, and showed optimal growth at 30 °C and pH 7.0-8.0. Strain KUDC5002 could be grown in tryptic soy broth containing less than 7.0 % NaCl (w/v). The cell width ranged from 0.5 to 0.6 µm and length ranged from 0.8 to 1.0 µm. Strain KUDC5002 was catalase- and oxidase-positive. Its genomic G+C content was 72.2 mol%. Its major fatty acids were C 9 (17.3 %), iso-C (16.0 %) and iso-C (11.4 %). Phylogenetic analysis, based on 16S rRNA gene sequences, showed that strain KUDC5002 belongs to the genus and is most closely related to strain DCY24 (97.0 %). Based on its phenotypic, phylogenetic, genetic and chemotaxonomic features, strain KUDC5002 should be considered a novel species in the genus , for which we have proposed the name sp. nov. The type strain is KUDC5002 (=KCTC 39855=DSM 106604).