Description of Bradyrhizobium daqingense YC 4-26

Cells are Gram-staining-negative, flagellated, non-pigmented, and rod-shaped. Colonies are circular, convex, entire, and cream-colored after 9 days of incubation on R2 A at 30℃. Positive for nitrate reduction, urease, and esculin hydrolysis, but negative for indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, gelatinase, β -galactosidase, and cytochrome oxidase in the API 20NE test. All carbon substrates are not utilized in the API 20NE test. Strain YC 4-26 (= NIBRBAC000498654) was isolated from Yongcheon cave, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do, Korea.