Oerskovia turbata YC

Lee, Na-Young, Cha, Chang-Jun, Im, Wan-Taek, Kim, Seung-Bum, Seong, Chi-Nam, Bae, Jin-Woo, Jahng, Kwang Yeop, Cho, Jang-Cheon, Joh, Kiseong, Jeon, Che Ok & Lee, Hana Yi and Soon Dong, 2018, A report of 42 unrecorded actinobacterial species in Korea, Journal of Species Research 7 (1), pp. 36-49 : 46

Description of Oerskovia turbata YC 4-25

Cells are Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated, non-pigmented and rod to coccoid-shaped. Colonies are circular, convex, entire and light yellow-colored after 4 days on NA at 30° C. Positive for nitrate reduction, esculin hydrolysis and β-galactosidase in API 20NE, but negative for indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, urease and gelatinase. D-Glucose, D-mannitol and N-acetyl-glucosamine are weakly utilized. L-arabinose, D-maltose and gluconate are utilized. Does not utilize D-mannose, caprate, adipate, malate, citrate and phenylacetate. Strain YC 4-25 (= NIBRBA000498651) has been isolated from Yongcheon Cave , Jeju, Koraea .