Description of Humibacillus xanthopallidu mNW13

Cells are flagellated and rod-shaped. Colonies are circular and orange­colored after 5 days on minimal medium at 25℃. Positive reactions are obtained for glucose fermentation, urease, esculin hydrolysis and β-galactosidase in API 20NE, and negative reactions are obtained for nitrate reduction, indole production, arginine dihydrolase and gelatinase. D­mannose, D­mannitol, D­maltose and malic acid are utilized. Does not utilize D­glucose, L­arabinose, N ­acetyl­glucosamine, potassium gluconate, capric acid, adipic acid, trisodium citrate and phenylacetic acid. Strain mNW13 (= NIBR BA0000113978) was isolated from a forest soil sample, Gwanak Mountain, Seoul, Korea.