Description of Enterococcus thailandicus AE4-1

Cells are Gram-staining positive, non-flagellated, and coccus. Colonies are circular, raised, entire, and white colored after 2 days of incubation on MRS agar at 30℃. Positive for adipate, malate in API 20NE, but negative for nitrate reduction, reduction of nitrates to nitrogen, indole production, glucose acidification, arginine dihydrolase, urease, β -glucosidase, protease, β -galactosidase, D- glucose, L- arabinose, D- mannose, D- mannitol, N -acetyl-glucosamine, D- maltose, gluconate, caprate, citrate, and phenyl-acetate. D- sorbitol, L- histidine, 4-hydroxy-benzoate, D- sucrose, and acetate are utilized. Does not utilize D- mannitol, D- glucose, salicin, D- melibiose, L- fucose, L- arabinose, propionate, caprate, valerate, citrate, 2-ketogluconate, 3-hydroxy-butyrate, L- proline, L- rhamnose, D- ribose, N -acetyl-glucosamine, inositol, D- maltose, itaconate, suberate, malonate, D, L- lactate, L- alanine, 5-ketogluconate, glycogen, 3-hydroxy-benzoate, and L- serine.

Strain AE4-1 (= NIBRBAC000503069) was isolated from the feces of a green sea turtle ( Chelonia mydas), Chungcheongnam Province, Korea.