Description of Microbispora rosea subsp. rosea UKS-23

Cells are Gram-staining-negative, non-flagellated and rod­shaped. Colonies are circular, raised, entire and yellow-colored after 2 day on R2A at 25℃. Positive reaction is obtained for esculin hydrolysis in API 20NE, and negative reactions are obtained for nitrate reduction, indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, urease, gelatinase and β-galactosidase. D-glucose, L­arabinose, D­mannose, D­mannitol, N ­acetyl­glucosamine, D­maltose, potassium gluconate, adipic acid and malic acid are utilized. Does not utilize capric acid, trisodium citrate and phenylacetic acid. Strain UKS­23 (= NIBRBA0000113886) was isolated from a wetland sample, Ungok­ri, Gochang, Korea.