Weissella jogaejeotgali sp nov., isolated from jogae jeotgal, a traditional Korean fermented seafood

Strain FOLO1(T) was isolated from traditionally fermented Korean jogae jeotgal (fermented clams). Phylogenetic sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA gene from FOLO1(T) revealed that it is closely related to Weissella thailandensis FS61-1(T) and Weissella paramesenteroides ATCC 33313(T) with 99.39 % and 98.50 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities, respectively. API and VITEK analyses showed that strain FOLO1(T) could be separated from its nearest phylogenetic relatives with respect to carbohydrate fermentation and antibiotic resistance. Subsequent amplified rRNA gene restriction analysis of 16S rRNA genes and Hae III-restriction enzyme profiling of genomic DNAs revealed different band patterns. In addition, DNA DNA hybridization of genomic DNAs showed 63.9 % relatedness. Analysis of the composition of cellular fatty acids confirmed that strain FOLO1(T) differs from its close relatives and supports the proposal to assign this organism to a novel species of the genus Weissella. Based on these results, strain FOLO1(T) could be classified as a novel species of the genus Weissella, for which the name Weissella jogaejeotgali sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is FOLO1(T) (=KCCM 43128(T)=JCM 30589(T)).