Description of Salinivibrio sharmensis HMF 8044

Cells are Gram-stain-negative, non-flagellated, nonpigmented and curved-rod-shaped. Colonies are circular, convex, entire and beige colored after incubation for 2 days on MA at 37℃. Positive for esculin hydrolysis, but negative for nitrate reduction, indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, urease, gelatin hydrolysis and β -galactosidase in API 20NE. Dose not utilize Dglucose, 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 HMF8044 (= NIBRBAC000498458) was isolated from a saltern sample, Sinan, Korea.