Kribbella antibiotica RK

Ko, Kwan Su, Cha, Chang-Jun, Im, Wan-Taek, Kim, Seung-Bum, Seong, Chi-Nam, Bae, Jin-Woo, Jahng, Kwangyeop, Cho, Jang-Cheon, Joh, Ki-seong & Lee, Soon Dong, 2017, A report of 34 unrecorded bacterial species in Korea, belonging to the Actinobacteria, Journal of Species Research 6 (1), pp. 1-14 : 11

Description of Kribbella antibiotica RK 4Y-2-4

Cells are Gram­staining­positive, non­flagellated and rod­shaped. Colonies are punctiform, dry, flat and whitecolored after 2 days on R2A at 30°C. Positive for urease, esculin hydrolysis, gelatinase and β­galactosidase in API 20NE but negative for nitrate reduction, indole production, glucose fermentation and arginine dihydrolase. L-Arabinose, D-mannitol, D-mannose, N-acetyl-glucosamine and D-maltose are utilized. Does not utilize D-glucose, gluconate, caprate, adipate, malate, citrate and phenylacetate. Strain RK 4Y-2-4 (= NIBRBA0000114877) has been isolated from ginseng soil, Anseong, Korea.