Massilia plicata HYN

Yi, Chaeyun Baek and Hana, 2018, A report of 22 unrecorded bacterial species in Korea, isolated from Namhangang, Journal of Species Research 7 (2), pp. 114-122 : 117

Description of Massilia plicata HYN 0061

Cells are Gram-reaction-negative, non-flagellated, rod-shaped and approximately 0.4 × 0.8 μm in size. Colonies are circular, viscous, and white colored after 2 days on R2A at 25°C. Cells are strict aerobes. Reduces nitrate to nitrite. Possesses activities of oxidase and β -galactosidase, but not urease or arginine dihydrolase. Hydrolyzes esculin and gelatin. Does not produce indole from L-tryptophan. Does not produce acids from glucose. Uti- lizes D-glucose, L-arabinose, D-mannose, and D-maltose as a sole carbon source, but not from D-mannitol, N -acetyl-glucosamine, gluconate, caprate, adipate, malate, ci- trate, or phenylacetate. Strain HYN0061 (KBA_21) was isolated from a moss of Sinnaecheon, Korea.