Description of Agrococcus baldri WT-RY 7

Cells are Gram-staining-positive, flagellated and rod-shaped. Colonies are circular, convex, glistening and vivid-yellow-colored after 3 days on R2A at 25℃. Positive reactions are obtained for esculin hydrolysis, gelatinase and β-galactosidase in API 20NE, and negative reactions are obtained for nitrate reduction, indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase and urease. Does not utilize D­glucose, L­arabinose, D­mannose, D­mannitol, N ­acetyl­glucosamine, D­maltose, potassium gluconate, capric acid, adipic acid, malic acid, trisodium citrate and phenylacetic acid. Strain WT­RY7 (= NIBRBA0000114009) was isolated from a plant sample, Wando, Korea.