Description of Psychrobacter faecalis POB 9

Cells are Gram-stain-negative, non-flagellated, nonpigmented and coccobacilli-shaped. Colonies are opaque, circular, smooth, convex and cream colored after incubation for 2 days on R 2A at 25℃. Positive for nitrate reduction and glucose fermentation, but negative for indole production, arginine dihydrolase, urease, esculin hydrolysis, gelatin hydrolysis and β -galactosidase in API 20NE. Dose not utilize D-glucose, L-arabinose, D-mannose, D-mannitol, N-acetyl-glucosamine, D-maltose, potassium gluconate, capric acid, adipic acid, malic acid, trisodium citrate and phenylacetic acid. Strain POB9 (= NIBRBAC000498473) was isolated from a wastewater sample, Gwangyang, Korea.