Description of Microbacterium ketosireducens IMCC 25612

Cells are Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated and rod shaped. Colonies are circular, raised, entire and red colored after 10 days on R 2A at 20°C. Positive for esculin hydrolysis, β -galactosidase, urease and oxidase, but negative for arginine dihydrolase, gelatinase, glucose fermentation, indole production and nitrate reduction in API 20NE. N -Acetyl-glucosamine, L-arabinose, D-glucose, D-maltose, D-mannitol, D-mannose and potassium gluconate are utilized. Does not utilize adipic acid, capric acid, malic acid, phenylacetic acid and trisodium citrate. Strain IMCC 25612 (= NIBRBAC000498002) has been isolated from a fresh water sample, Inkyong lake, Incheon, Korea.