Strain 04OKA-17-12 (MBIC08260) was isolated
from hard coral (Acropora nobilis Dana 1846), which had
been collected in March 2004 from 2–5 m below the
surface of the sea. The coral was cut into small pieces
(1 cm3), ground with a mortar and pestle, and transferred
into 5 ml of sterile seawater. The bacterium was then
isolated on 2216 marine broth (Difco) containing 1.5% agar
after being cultivated for 3–7 days. Strain YM6-073
(MBIC06409) was isolated from the sediment sample
collected in July 2003 from 0.1 m below the surface of
the sea by cultivating for 30 days on an HSV medium (see