| marinoscillum gen. nov., a member of the family 'flexibacteraceae', with marinoscillum pacificum sp. nov. from a marine sponge and marinoscillum furvescens nom. rev., comb. nov. | a novel strain, designated mrn461(t), was isolated from a marine sponge in micronesia. the 16s rrna gene sequence of the isolate showed 95.6 % similarity with that of 'microscilla furvescens' ifo (now nbrc) 15994. phylogenetic analysis revealed that the isolate and 'microscilla furvescens' ifo 15994 formed a distinct phyletic line within the family 'flexibacteraceae'. cells of strain mrn461(t) were gram-negative, long filamentous rods, motile by gliding. growth was observed at 15-40 degrees c (o ... | 2009 | 19406820 |