Description of Promicromonospora flava C6-16

Cells are Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated and rod shaped. Colonies are circular, convex, entire and white cream colored after 3 days on R2 A at 30° C. Positive for esculin hydrolysis, β -galactosidase and oxidase, weakly positive for urease, but negative for arginine dihydrolase, gelatinase, glucose fermentation, Indole production and nitrate reduction. In API 20NE, positive assimilates for N -acetyl-glucosamine, L-arabinose, D-glucose, malic acid, D-maltose, D-mannitol, D-mannose and trisodium citrate, but negative for adipic acid, capric acid, phenyl acetic acid and potassium gluconate. Strain C 6-16 (= NIBRBAC000498031) has been isolated from a natural cave, Jeju, Korea.