Herbaspirillum autotrophicum GF

Kim, Hyun Sik, Cha, Chang-Jun, Cho, Jang-Cheon, Im, Wan-Taek, Jahng, Kwang Yeop, Jeon, Che Ok, Joh, Kiseong, Kim, Seung Bum, Seong, Chi Nam, Kim, Wonyong, Yi, Hana, Lee, Soon Dong & Bae, Jung-Hoon Yoon and Jin-Woo, 2017, A report on 57 unrecorded bacterial species in Korea in the classes Betaproteobacteria and Gammaproteobacteria, Journal of Species Research 6 (2), pp. 101-118 : 112

Description of Herbaspirillum autotrophicum GF 5

Cells are Gram-staining-negative, flagellated, non-pigmented and rod-shaped. Colonies are circular, convex and white-colored after 2 days of incubation on R2 A at 25° C. Positive for cytochrome oxidase and urease, but negative for arginine dihydrolase, esculin hydrolysis, β - galactosidase, gelatinase, glucose fermentation, indole production and nitrates reduction in API 20NE test. N - Acetyl-glucosamine, L-arabinose, D-glucose, malic acid, D-mannose, phenylacetic acid, potassium gluconate and trisodium citrate are utilized. Strain GF 5 (= NIBRBAC 000498039 ) has been isolated from fresh water sample, Jeju, Jeju-do, Korea .