Table 1.

Comparison of PE-TB08W and other Halieaceae family bacteria.

Characteristics	Strains
	PE-TB08W	Halioglobus pacificus S1-72T	Haliea salexigens 3X/A02/235T	Haliea sp. ETY-M	Chromocurvus halotolerans EG19T	Congregibacter litoralis KT71T
Isolation source	Surface seawater	Surface seawater	Surface seawater	Surface seawater	Spring run-off stream	Seawater (depth of 8 m)
Cell morphology	Short Rods	Coccus	Straight rods	Short Rods	Pleomorphic	Pleomorphic
Cell dimensions (mm)	0.4–0.45×1.2–1.3	0.3×0.5	0.3–0.7×1.3–1.9	0.4–0.45×1.2–1.3	0.7×1.5–3.0	0.5–4.5×0.4–0.7
Colony color (agar medium)	Cream (−C)	N.A.	Cream (MA)	Purple (5VM)	Pale pinkish-purple (Medium A)	Cream (MA) Pale yellow to orange-red (Under certain conditions)
Growth of nutrient agar (MA)	−	+	+	−	N.A.	+
Flagella	−	−	+ (1 polar)	−	N.A.	+ (1–2 polar)
DNA G+C content (mol%)	55.1	59.4	61.4	65.2	63.0	57.8
Optimum growth temperature (°C)	20	20–25	25–30	30	37	28
Optimum salt concentration (g L−1)	26.4	20	40	13.2	40	20
PHB accumulation	+	N.A.	N.A.	−	N.A.	N.A.
Quinone	Ubiquinone Q-8	Ubiquinone Q-8	Ubiquinone Q-8	Ubiquinone Q-8	Ubiquinone Q-8	Ubiquinone Q-8
Major fatty acid compositions	C18:1ω7c, C16:1ω7c or C15:0 iso 2OH, C16:0, C14:0, C10:0 3OH	C18:1ω7c, C16:1ω7c, C17:1ω8c, C11:0	C18:1ω7c, C17:1ω8c, C16:1ω7c, C17:0	C18:1ω7c, C16:1ω7c or C15:0 iso 2OH, C16:0, C14:0, C10:0 3OH	N.A.	C18:1ω7c, C16:1ω7c, C16:0, C10:0 3OH
Gas hydrocarbon utilization of
Ethylene	−	N.A.	N.A.	+	N.A.	N.A.
Propylene	+	N.A.	N.A.	−	N.A.	N.A.
1-butene	+	N.A.	N.A.	−	N.A.	N.A.
2-butene	−	N.A.	N.A.	−	N.A.	N.A.
Methane	−	N.A.	N.A.	−	N.A.	N.A.
Ethane	−	N.A.	N.A.	−	N.A.	N.A.
Propane	−	N.A.	N.A.	−	N.A.	N.A.
n-butane	+	N.A.	N.A.	−	N.A.	N.A.
i-butane	−	N.A.	N.A.	−	N.A.	N.A.
Alcohol utilization of
Methanol	−	N.A.	N.A.	−	—	—
Ethanol	−	N.A.	N.A.	+	—	—
1-propanol	+	N.A.	N.A.	(+)	N.A.	N.A.
2-propanol	−	N.A.	N.A.	−	N.A.	N.A.
1-butanol	+	N.A.	N.A.	−	N.A.	N.A.
2-butanol	−	N.A.	N.A.	−	N.A.	N.A.
Pentane	−	N.A.	N.A.	−	N.A.	N.A.

MA, marine agar 2216; +, positive; −, negative; N.A., data not available.