Description of Stakelama pacifica IMCC 25648

Cells are Gram-staining-negative, non-flagellated, non-pigmented, and rod-shaped. Colonies are circular, raised, undulated, and yellow-colored after 3 days of incubation on MA at 20°C. Positive for gelatinase but negative for nitrate reduction, indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, and gelatinase in the API 20NE test. D-Glucose, L-arabinose, D-mannose, D-mannitol, D-maltose, potassium gluconate, and trisodium citrate are utilized but N -acetylglucosamine, capric acid, adipic acid, malic acid, and phenylacetic acid are not utilized. Strain IMCC 25648 (= NIBRBAC 000498547) was isolated from a plant root sample collected at Sido, Ongjin, Incheon, Korea.