Strains: 1, Jejuia spongiicola 2012CJ34-3^T; 2, Jejuia marina KCTC 42342^T; 3, Gaetbulibacter lutimaris KCTC 23716^T; 4, Gaetbulibacter aquiaggeris KCTC 42198^T; 5, Gaetbulibacter marinus KCTC 23081^T.

All tests were obtained in this study. All strains are positive for alkaline phosphatase, esterase (C4), leucine arylamidase, valine arylamidase, acid phosphatase and naphtol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase. Negative for nitrate reduction, indole production, glucose acidification, arginine dihydrolase, urease, L-arabinose, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, caprate, adipate, malate, citrate, phenyl-acetate, salicin, D-melibiose, L-fucose, D-sorbitol, valerate, L-histidine, 2-ketogluconate, 3-hydroxy-butyrate, 4-hydroxy-benzoate, L-rhamnose, D-ribose, inositol, itaconate, suberate, malonate, lactate, L-alanine, 5-ketogluconate, glycogen, 3-hydroxy-benzoate, α-galactosidase, β-glucuronidase and α-mannosidase. +, positive; w, weakly positive; -, negative.