Description of Microbacterium aoyamense C1-46

Cells are Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated and rod shaped. Colonies are circular, entire, convex and light yellow colored after 7 days on TSA at 30°C. Positive for esculin hydrolysis and β -galactosidase, but negative for arginine dihydrolase, gelatinase, glucose fermentation, indole production, nitrate reduction and urease in API 20NE. N -Acetyl-glucosamine, D-glucose, D-maltose, D-mannitol, D-mannose and potassium gluconate are utilized. Weakly utilize the L-arabinose. Does not utilize adipic acid, capric acid, malic acid, phenylacetic acid and trisodium citrate. Strain C1-46 (= NIBRBAC 000498021) has been isolated from a natural cave, Jeju, Korea.