Description of Microbacterium murale SO 98

Cells are aerobic, Gram­staining­positive, non­flagellated and short rod shaped. Colonies are circular, smooth, opaque and yellow colored after incubation for 3 days on R2 A agar at 25℃. In the API 20NE system, positive reaction for nitrate reduction, esculin hydrolysis and utilization of D­glucose, L­arabinose, D­mannose and D­mannitol. In the API 20NE system, negative reaction for indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, urease activity, gelatin hydrolysis, β-galactosidase activity, oxidase activity and utilization of N ­acetyl­glucosamine, D­maltose, potassium gluconate, capric acid, adipic acid, malic acid, trisodium citrate and phenylacetic acid. Strain SO98 (= NIBRBAC000503304) was isolated from forest soil in Yeongju, Gyeongsangbuk Province, Korea (36°51′ 27.2″N 128°27′28.6″E).