Micrococcus antarcticus, AX

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 Micrococcus antarcticus AX5

Cells are Gram­staining­positive, non­flagellated and rod-shaped. Colonies are circular, raised, entire and pale-yellow-colored after 2 days on R2 A at 30° C. Negative for nitrate reduction, indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, urease, esculin hydrolysis, gelatinase and β­galactosidase in API 20NE. D-Glucose, N-acetyl-glucosamine, D-maltose and malate are utilized. Does not utilize L-arabinose, D-mannitol, D-mannose, gluconate, caprate, adipate, citrate and phenylacetate. Strain AX 5 (= NIBRBA0000114894) has been isolated from mud flat, Incheon, Korea.