Erratum: Mesonia maritimus sp. nov., isolated from seawater of the South Sea of Korea

Cells obtained after 3 days of incubation on MA at 30 C are Gram-staining-negative, strictly aerobic, non-spore-forming rods (0.5–0.7x0.8–1.8 μm) that are motile by means of a single polar flagellum. Cells grow well on MA but do not grow on NA, TSA and R2A. Colonies on MA are circular, convex, smooth and glistening, yellow and measure 0.5–1.0mm in diameter after 3 days incubation at 30 C. Grows in the temperature range 10–35 C (optimum, 25–30 C); growth occurs slowly at 10 C. The pH range for growth is pH 5.0–9.0 (optimum, pH 7.5–8.0). Growth occurs at 0.5–11.0% (w/v) NaCl (optimum 2–3%). Growth does not occur under anaerobic conditions on MA or MA supplemented with 0.1% (w/v) potassium nitrate. Mg ions are not required for growth. Cells are catalaseand oxidase-positive. Carotenoid pigments are produced (with absorption at 452 and 478 nm), whereas flexirubin-type pigments and H2S are not produced. Casein, DNA, gelatin, Tween 40, 60, 80 and tyrosine are hydrolysed, whereas agar, aesculin, CMC, hypoxanthine, starch, Tween 20, xanthine and xylan are not. Acid production occurs from potassium 5-ketogluconate. Weak acid production occurs from D-adonitol, methyl-b-D-xylopyranoside, D-glucose, D-mannose, L-sorbose, D-sorbitol, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine and potassium 2-ketogluconate, Acid is not produced from glycerol, erythritol, D-arabinose, L-arabinose, D-ribose, D-xylose, L-xylose, D-galactose, D-fructose, L-rhamnose, dulcitol, inositol, D-mannitol, methyl-a-D-mannopyranoside, methyl-a-D-glucopyranoside, amygdalin, arbutin, aesculin, salicin, cellobiose, maltose, lactose, melibiose, sucrose, trehalose, inulin, melezitose, raffinose, starch, glycogen, xylitol, gentiobiose, turanose, D-lyxose, D-tagatose, D-fucose, L-fucose, D-arabitol, L-arabitol and potassium gluconate. According to API 20NE tests gelatin liquefaction activities and assimilation of D-glucose, L-arabinose and phenylacetic acid are positive. However, nitrate reduction, indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, urease, aesculin hydrolysis and PNPG activities (substrate p-nitrophenyl-b-D-galactopyranoside) and assimilation of D-mannose, D-mannitol, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, potassium gluconate, capric acid, adipic acid, malic acid and trisodium citrate, are negative. In the API ZYM gallery, tests are positive for alkaline phosphatase, esterase (C4), leucine arylamidase, valine arylamidase, acid phosphatase and naphtol-AS-BIphosphohydrolase; weakly positive for esterase lipase (C8) and cystine arylamidase. Tests are negative for, lipase (C14),