Rhodococcus wratislaviensis

Kim, Mi-Sun, Lee, Ji-Hee, Kim, Seung-Bum, Cho, Jang-Cheon, Lee, Soon Dong, Joh, Ki-seong, Cha, Chang-Jun, Im, Wan-Taek, Bae, Jin-Woo, Jahng, Kwangyeop & Seong, Hana Yi and Chi-Nam, 2017, Unrecorded bacterial species belonging to the phylum Actinobacteria originated from Republic of Korea, Journal of Species Research 6 (1), pp. 25-41 : 37

Description of Rhodococcus wratislaviensis C3-42

Cells are Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated, non-pigmented and rod shaped. Colonies are circular, convex, entire and light apricot-colored after 2 days on ISP2 agar at 30° C. Positive for β -galactosidase and nitrate reduction in API 20NE, but negative for arginine dihydrolase, esculin hydrolysis, gelatinase, glucose fermentation, indole production and urease. Utilize N -acetyl-glucosamine, adipic acid, D-glucose, malic acid, D-mannitol, phenylacetic acid, potassium gluconate and trisodium citrate, but not utilize L-arabinose, capric acid, D-maltose and D-mannose. Strain C 3-42 (= NIBRBAC000498026) has been isolated from a natural cave, Jeju, Korea.