Description of Altererythrobacter ishigakiensis

CAU 1113

Cells are Gram-staining-negative, flagellated, non-pigmented, and rod-shaped. Colonies are circular, convex, with entire margin, and orange-to-yellow-colored after 3 days of incubation on MA (pH 8.5) at 40° C. Positive for esculin hydrolysis but negative for nitrate reduction, indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, urease, gelatinase, and β -galactosidase in the API 20NE test. D-Mannitol and malic acid are utilized but D-glucose, L-arabinose, D-mannose, N -acetylglucosamine, D-maltose, potassium gluconate, capric acid, adipic acid, trisodium citrate, and phenylacetic acid are not utilized. Strain CAU 1113 (= NIBRBAC000498501) was isolated from a reclaimed land, Incheon, Korea.