Rhodococcus phenolicus YB.

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 : 9

Description of Rhodococcus phenolicus YB. Ce-3

Cells are Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated, non-pigmented and coccus or coccoid-rod-shaped. Colonies are circular, raised, entire and pale-yellow-colored after 2 days on R2 A at 30° C. Positive for nitrate reduction, arginine dihydrolase, urease, esculin hydrolysis and β­galactosidase in API 20NE but negative for indole production, glucose fermentation and gelatinase. N-Acetyl-glucosamine and adipate are utilized. Does not utilize D-glucose, L-arabinose, D-mannitol, D-mannose, D-maltose, gluconate, caprate malate, citrate and phenylacetate. Strain YB.Ce-3 (= NIBRBA0000114843) has been isolated from activated sludge, Daejeon, Korea.