Description of Leifsonia soli MA 9

Cells are flagellated and rod-shaped. Colonies are circular and yellow-colored after 2 days on MA at 25℃. Positive reactions are obtained for urease, esculin hydrolysis and β-galactosidase in API 20NE, and negative reactions are obtained for nitrate reduction, indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase and gelatinase. D­glucose and D­mannose are utilized. Does not utilize L­arabinose, D­mannitol, N ­acetyl­glucosamine, D­maltose, potassium gluconate, capric acid, adipic acid, malic acid, trisodium citrate and phenylacetic acid. Strain MA 9 (= NIBRBA0000113962) was isolated from a forest soil sample, Gwanak Mountain, Seoul, Korea.