Description of Nocardioides albus RS 4Y-2-4

Cells are Gram­staining­positive, non­flagellated and rod-shaped. Colonies are circular, convex, raised and white-colored after 2 days on ISP4 at 30°C. Positive for esculin hydrolysis, gelatinase and β­galactosidase in API 20NE but negative for nitrate reduction, indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase and urease. D-Glucose, L-arabinose, D-mannitol, D-mannose, N-acetyl-glucosamine, gluconate, adipate and malate, citrate are utilized. Does not utilize D-maltose, caprate and phenylacetate. Strain RS 4Y-2-4 (= NIBRBA 0000114880) has been isolated from ginseng soil, Anseong, Korea.