Sporosarcina jeotgali sp. nov., Sporosarcina oncorhynchi sp. nov., and Sporosarcina trichiuri sp. nov., Isolated from Jeotgal, a Traditional Korean Fermented Seafood.

Three novel, Gram-stain-positive, obligate aerobic, catalase- and oxidase-positive bacterial strains, designated B2O-1 ^T , T2O-4 ^T , and 0.2-SM1T-5 ^T , were isolated from jeotgal, a traditional Korean fermented seafood. Strains B2O-1 ^T , T2O-4 ^T , and 0.2-SM1T-5 ^T exhibited distinct colony colors, characterized by pink, yellow, and red opaque circular colonies, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that three strains formed a paraphyletic clade within the genus Sporosarcina and shared < 99.0% similarity with Sporosarcina aquimarina KCTC 3840 ^T and Sporosarcina saromensis KCTC 13119 ^T in their 16S rRNA gene sequences. The three strains exhibiting Orthologous Average Nucleotide Identity values < 79.3% and digital DNA-DNA hybridization values < 23.1% within the genus Sporosarcina affirmed their distinctiveness. Strains B2O-1 ^T , T2O-4 ^T , and 0.2-SM1T-5 ^T contained MK-7 as a sole respiratory menaquinone and A4α type peptidoglycan based on lysine with alanine, glutamic acid, and aspartic acid. The common polar lipids include diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, and phosphatidylethanolamine. Strain T2O-4 ^T contained one unidentified phospholipid, whereas strain 0.2-SM1T-5 ^T contained two unidentified phospholipids. Cellular fatty acid profiles, with C _15:0 anteiso as the major fatty acid, supported the affiliation of the three strains to the genus Sporosarcina. Based on the polyphasic characteristics, strains B2O-1 ^T (= KCTC 43506 ^T  = JCM 36032 ^T ), T2O-4 ^T (= KCTC 43489 ^T  = JCM 36031 ^T ), and 0.2-SM1T-5 ^T (= KCTC 43519 ^T  = JCM 36034 ^T ) represent three novel species within the genus Sporosarcina, named Sporosarcina jeotgali sp. nov., Sporosarcina oncorhynchi sp. nov., and Sporosarcina trichiuri sp. nov., respectively.
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