Description of Humibacter antri C4-1

Cells are Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated and rod shaped. Colonies are circular, entire, convex and cream colored after 7 days on ISP2 agar at 30° C. Negative for arginine dihydrolase, β -galactosidase, gelatinase, glucose fermentation, indole production and urease, but weakly positive for esculin hydrolysis and nitrate reduction in API 20NE. N -Acetyl-glucosamine, adipic acid, L-arabinose, capric acid, D-glucose, malic acid, D-maltose, D-mannitol, D-mannose, phenylacetic acid, potassium gluconate and trisodium citrate are not utilized. Strain C 4-1 (= NIBRBAC000498029) has been isolated from a natural cave, Jeju, Korea .