Viridibacillus arenosi CT

Han, Ji-Hye, Joung, Yochan, Kim, Tae-Su, Bae, Jin-Woo, Cha, Chang-Jun, Chun, Jongsik, Im, Wan-Taek, Jahng, Kwang Yeop, Jeon, Che Ok, Joh, Kiseong, Seong, Chi Nam, Yoon, Jung-Hoon, Cho, Jang-Cheon & Kim, Seung Bum, 2015, Report on 24 unrecorded bacterial species of Korea belonging to the phylum Firmicutes, Journal of Species Research 4 (2), pp. 127-136 : 135

Description of Viridibacillus arenosi CT 1-1

Cells are Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated, nonpigmented and rod shaped. Colonies are irregular and ivory colored after 2 days of incubation on TSA at 30°C. Based on API 20NE, positive for nitrate reduction and urease, but negative for indole production, arginine dihydrolase, esculin hydrolysis, glucose fermentation, gelatinase and β ­galactosidase. Does not utilize D­glucose, L­arabinose, D­mannose, D­mannitol, N ­acetyl­glucosamine, D­maltose, potassium gluconate, capric acid, adipic acid, malic acid, trisodium citrate and phenylacetic acid. Strain CT1­1 (= NIBRBA0000113860) was isolat­ ed from root of Ptheridium.