Gallaecimonas mangrovi sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from mangrove sediment.

A Gram-stain negative, rod-shaped, non-motile, strictly aerobic bacterium HK-28 was isolated from a mangrove sediment sample in Haikou city, Hainan Province, China. Strain HK-28 was able to grow at 10-45 °C (optimum 25-30 °C), pH 5.0-8.