Description of Dietzia lutea SR 3

Cells are aerobic, Gram­staining­positive, non­flagellated and coccoid. Colonies are circular, convex and light orange colored after incubation for 3 days on R2 A agar at 25℃. In the API 20NE system, positive reaction for utilization of D-glucose, D-mannose, potassium gluconate and adipic acid. In the API 20NE system, negative reaction for nitrate reduction, indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, urease activity, hydrolysis of esculin and gelatin, β-galactosidase activity, oxidase activity and utilization of L-arabinose, D-mannitol, N ­acetyl­glucosamine, D­maltose, capric acid, malic acid, trisodium citrate and phenylacetic acid. Strain SR3 (= NIBR BAC000503402) was isolated from salted, fermented shrimp (jeotgal) in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, Korea (37°0′39.15″N 127°15′50.82″E).