Description of Cellulomonas xylanilytica UKS-33

Cells are Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated and rod­shaped. Colonies are circular, raised, entire and yellow­colored after 2 days on R2A at 25°C. Positive reactions are obtained for esculin hydrolysis and β-galactosidase in API 20NE, and negative reactions are obtained for nitrate reduction, indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, urease and gelatinase. Does not utilize D­glucose, L­arabinose, D­mannose, D­mannitol, N ­acetyl­glucosamine, D­maltose, potassium gluconate, capric acid, adipic acid, malic acid, trisodium citrate and phenylacetic acid. Strain UKS­33 (= NIBR BA0000113882) was isolated from a wetland sample, Ungok­ri, Gochang, Korea.