Description of Lentzea guizhouensis BT 46

Cells are aerobic, Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated and rod shaped. Colonies are circular, convex, smooth and white colored after incubation for 3 days on R2 A agar at 25℃. In the API 20NE system, positive reaction for nitrate reduction, hydrolysis (weak) of esculin and gelatin and β-galactosidase activity (weak). In the API 20NE system, negative reaction for indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, urease activity, oxidase activity 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 BT46 (= NIBR BAC000502986) was isolated from soil in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, Korea (37°42′21.1″N 128°43′01.9″E).