Massilia agilis BT

Han, Joo Hyun, Maeng, Soohyun, Park, Yuna, Lee, Sang Eun, Lee, Byoung-Hee & Kim, Ki-eun Lee and Myung Kyum, 2020, Identification of 12 radiation-resistant bacterial species in the phylum Proteobacteria new to Korea, Journal of Species Research 9 (2), pp. 85-104 : 97-99

Description of Massilia agilis BT 427

Cells are Gram-stain-negative, non-flagellated, and rod-shaped. Colonies are white-colored after 3 days of incubation on R2A at 25°C. In the BIOLOG GEN III, negative for pH 6, L- aspartic acid, L- glutamic acid, lincomycin, quinic acid, tetrazolium blue, L- lactic acid, D- malic acid, L- malic acid, acetic acid, aztreonam, 1% sodium lactate, rifamycin SV, D- gluconic acid, glucuronamide, D- saccharic acid, tetrazolium violet, p -hydroxy-pheylacetic acid, methyl pyruvate, citric acid, α -keto-glutaric acid, nalidixic acid, α -hydroxy-butyric acid, β -hydroxy-D, L- butyric acid, α -keto butyric acid, acetoacetic acid, propionic acid, dextrin, D- maltose, D- trehalose, D- cellobiolose, gentiobiose, sucrose, D- turanose, stachyose, pH 5, D- raffinose, α -D- lactose, D- melibiose, β -methyl-D- glucoside, D- salicin, N - acetyl-D- glucosamine, N -acetyl- β -mannosamin, N -acetyl-D- galactosamin, N -acetyl neuraminic acid, 1% NaCl, 4% NaCl, 8% NaCl, α -D- glucose, D- mannose, D- fructose, D- galactose, 3-methyl-glucose, D- fucose, L- fucose, L- rhamnose, inosine, fusidic acid, D- serine, D- sorbitol, D- mannitol, D- arabitol, myo-inositol, glycerol, D- glucose-6-PO 4, D- fructose-6-PO 4, D- aspartic acid, D- serine, troleandomycin, minocycline, gelatin, glyctl-L- proline, L- alanine, L- arginine, L- histidine, L- pyroglutamic acid, L- serine, guanidine HCl, niaproof 4, pectin, D- galacturonic acid, L- galactonic acid lactone, D- glucuronic acid, mucic acid, vancomycin, D- lactic acid methyl ester, bromo-succinic acid, lithium chloride, potassium tellurite, tween 40, γ -amino-butryric acid, formic acid, sodium butyrate and sodium bromate. In API 20NE test, positive for urease; but negative for reduction of nitrates (NO 3) to nitrite (NO 2 -), reduction of nitrates (NO 3) to nitrogen (N 2), indole production on tryptophan, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, esculin hydrolysis, gelatin hydrolysis and β -galactosidase. D- Maltose (weak) and malic acid (weak) were utilized whereas, D- glucose, L- arabinose, D- mannose, D- mannitol, N -acetyl-D- glucosamine, potassium gluconate, capric acid, adipic acid, trisodium citrate and phenylacetic acid were not utilized. In API 32GN test, D- maltose are weakly utilized whereas, L- rhamnose, N -acetyl-glucosamine, D- ribose, inositol, D- saccharose (sucrose), itaconic acid, suberic acid, sodium malonate, sodium acetate, lactic acid, L- alanine, potassium 5-ketogluconate, glycogen, 3-hydroxybenzoic acid, L- serine, D- mannitol, D- glucose, salicin, D- melibiose, D- fucose, D- sorbitol, L- arabinose, propionic acid, capric acid, valeric acid, trisodium citrate, L- histidine, potassium 2-ketogluconate, 3-hydroxybutyric acid, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and L- proline were not utilized.

Strain BT427 (= NIBRBAC000503047) was isolated from a soil sample, Ganghwa Island in Incheon City, Korea.