Description of Micromonospora schwarzwaldensis BT 360

Cells are aerobic, Gram­staining­positive, non­flagellated and rod shaped. Colonies are circular, smooth and orange colored after incubation for 3 days on R2 A agar at 25℃. In the API 20NE system, positive reaction for nitrate reduction, hydrolysis of gelatin (weak), β-galactosidase activity (weak) and oxidase activity. In the API 20NE system, negative reaction for indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, urease activity, hydrolysis of esculin and utilization of D-glucose, L-arabinose, D­mannose, D­mannitol, N ­acetyl­glucosamine, D­maltose, potassium gluconate, capric acid, adipic acid, malic acid, trisodium citrate and phenylacetic acid. Strain BT360 (= NIBRBAC000503002) was isolated from soil in Jeju Island, Korea (33°28′58.6″N 126°30′44.6″E).