Description of Erythrobacter citreus JMS-19

Cells are Gram-staining-negative, flagellated, non-pigmented, and rod-shaped. Colonies are circular, convex, entire, and bright yellow-colored after 7 days of incubation on MA at 30℃. Positive for urease, gelatinase, and cytochrome oxidase, but negative for nitrate reduction, indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, esculin hydrolysis, and β -galactosidase in the API 20NE test. D-Glucose, D-maltose, malic acid, and phenylacetic acid are utilized, but L-arabinose, D-mannose, D-mannitol, N -acetylglucosamine, potassium gluconate, capric acid, adipic acid, and trisodium citrate are not utilized. Strain JMS-19 (= NIBRBAC000498665) was isolated from a seaweed, Marado, Jeju, Korea.