Description of Arthrobacter bergerei HMF 3875

Cells are Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated and coccus-shaped. Colonies are circular, convex, entire and yellow colored after 3 days on R2 A at 30° C. Negative for arginine dihydrolase, esculin hydrolysis, β -galactosidase, gelatinase, glucose fermentation, indole production, nitrate reduction and urease in API 20NE. Utilize L-arabinose, D-glucose, malic acid, D-maltose, D-mannose, phenylacetic acid, potassium gluconate and trisodium citrate, but not utilize N -acetyl-glucosamine, adipic acid, capric acid and D-mannitol. Strain HMF3875 (= NIBRBAC000497900) has been isolated from soil sample, Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, Korea.