Description of Microbacterium oleivorans Ho-14

Cells are Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated and irregular rod shaped. Colonies are circular, round, entire and yellow colored after 2 days on R2 A at 30° C. Positive for esculin hydrolysis, but negative for arginine dihydrolase, β -galactosidase, gelatinase, glucose fermentation, indole production, nitrate reduction and urease in API 20NE. Does not utilize N -acetyl-glucosamine, adipic acid, L-arabinose, capric acid, D-glucose, malic acid, D-maltose, D-mannitol, D-mannose, phenylacetic acid and trisodium citrate, but utilize potassium gluconate. Strain Ho-14 (= NIBRBAC000498106) has been isolated from activated sludge, Daejeon, Korea.