Description of Lysinibacillus macroides R13S1

Cells are Gram-stain-positive, flagellated and rod shaped. Colonies are irregular, raised and beige colored on lactobacilli MRS agar medium after 48 h incubation at 30℃. Cells are positive for arginine dihydrolase, protease, esterase (C4), esterase lipase (C8), leucine arylamidase, valine arylamidase, acid phosphatase, naphthol­AS­BI­phosphohydrolase (API 20NE/ZYM) and assimilate N ­acetyl­D­glucosamine, gluconate, malate, propionate, valerate, L­histidine, 3­hydroxy­butyrate, L­proline, acetate, lactate, L­alanine, glycogen, L­serine (API 20NE/ID 32GN). Utilize dextrin, D­maltose, D­trehalose, D­cellobiose, gentiobiose, sucrose, D-turanose, stachyose, D-raffinose, N ­glucosamine, β ­mannosamine, D­fructose, D­fucose, L­fucose, L­rhamnose, inosine, D­sorbitol, D­mannitol, D­arabitol, glycerol, D­glucose, D­fructose, D­aspartic acid, D­serine, gelatin, glycyl­L­proline, L­alanine, L­arginine, L­aspartic acid, L­glutamic acid, L­histidine, pyroglutamic acid, L­serine, pectin, galacturonic acid, galactonic lactone, D­gluconic acid, D­glucuronic acid, mucic acid, quinic acid, D­saccharic acid, phenylacetic acid, methyl pyruvate, D­lactic acid, L­lactic acid, α ­glutaric acid, L­malic acid, Tween40, γ ­butyric acid, α ­butyric acid, β ­butyric acid, α ­butyric acid, acetoacetic acid, propionic acid, acetic acid and formic acid as sole carbon sources (Biolog GEN III).

Strain R13 S1 (=NIBRBAC000503078) was isolated from the gut of Korean striped bitterling ( Acheilognathus yamatsutae) at Yeongwol, Gangwon Province, Korea. The DNA G + C content of the type strain is 38 mol %.