Description of Micrococcus flavus HME 8781

Cells are Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated and rod­shaped. Colonies are circular, convex, entire and yellow-colored after 2 days on MA at 30℃. Negative reactions are obtained for nitrate reduction, indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, urease, esculin hydrolysis, gelatinase and β-galactosidase in API 20NE. D­glucose D­maltose and malic acid are utilized. Does not utilize L­arabinose, D­mannose, D­mannitol, N ­acetyl­glucosamine, potassium gluconate, capric acid, adipic acid, trisodium citrate and phenylacetic acid. Strain HME8781 (= NIBRBA0000114092) was isolated from a tidal flat sample, Sinan, Korea.