sp. nov., Isolated from a Eutrophic Pond and Isolation and Characterization of Phage vB_LflM-Pluto.

is a genus of the family. The present study describes a novel species within the genus (EIF3). The strain was analyzed genomically, morphologically and physiologically. Average nucleotide identity analysis revealed that it is a new species of . In silico analysis indicated two putative prophages (one incomplete, one intact). EIF3 cells form an elliptical morphotype with an average length of 2.0 µm and width of 0.7 µm and multiple flagella at one end. The bacterial strain is an aerobic Gram-negative with optimal growth at 30 °C. EIF3 is resistant towards erythromycin, tetracycline and vancomycin. We propose the name sp. nov. with EIF3 (=DSM 112537 = LMG 32416) as type strain. Further, we describe the first known -associated bacteriophage called vB_LflM-Pluto.