Mycobacterium septicum WL

Ko, Kwan Su, Cha, Chang-Jun, Im, Wan-Taek, Kim, Seung-Bum, Seong, Chi-Nam, Bae, Jin-Woo, Jahng, Kwangyeop, Cho, Jang-Cheon, Joh, Ki-seong & Lee, Soon Dong, 2017, A report of 34 unrecorded bacterial species in Korea, belonging to the Actinobacteria, Journal of Species Research 6 (1), pp. 1-14 : 8

Description of Mycobacterium septicum WL 1

Cells are Gram­staining­negative, flagellated and rod­shaped. Colonies are circular, raised, entire and white-colored after 2 days on R2A at 25°C. Positive for nitrate reduction, glucose fermentation, urease and β­galactosidase in API 20NE but negative for indole production, arginine dihydrolase, esculin hydrolysis and gelatinase. D-Glucose, L-arabinose, D-mannitol, D-mannose, Nacetyl-glucosamine, D-maltose, gluconate, malate, citrate and phenylacetate are utilized. Does not utilize caprate and adipate. Strain WL1 (= NIBRBA0000114765) has been isolated from freshwater, Jeonju, Korea.