Description of Microlunatus soli Gsoil 950

Cells are Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated and rod­shaped. Colonies are circular, raised, entire and yellow-colored after 2 days on R2A at 25℃. Positive reactions are obtained for nitrate reduction, glucose fermentation, urease, esculin hydrolysis, gelatinase and β-galactosidase in API 20NE, and negative reactions are obtained for indole production and arginine dihydrolase. D­glucose, D­mannose, D­mannitol, N ­acetyl­glucosamine, D­maltose and trisodium citrate are utilized. Does not utilize L­arabinose, potassium gluconate, capric acid, adipic acid, malic acid, and phenylacetic acid. Strain Gsoil 950 (= NIBRBA0000113889) was isolated from a sample of ginseng field, Pocheon, Korea.