sp. nov., sp. nov. and sp. nov., three novel species of the genus from different saline lakes.

Three Gram-stain-negative, non-motile and halotolerant bacterial strains, designated as SYSU LYC5161, SYSU LYC5162 and EGI FJ00037, were isolated from sediment samples of different saline lakes in China. The taxonomic positions of these isolates were determined using the polyphasic taxonomic analysis. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences and genome comparisons revealed that these strains formed distinct clades within related type species as N53, GCL8 and DSM 29507 from the genus .