Arthrobacter niigatensis

Lee, Na-Young, Cha, Chang-Jun, Im, Wan-Taek, Kim, Seung-Bum, Seong, Chi-Nam, Bae, Jin-Woo, Jahng, Kwang Yeop, Cho, Jang-Cheon, Joh, Kiseong, Jeon, Che Ok & Lee, Hana Yi and Soon Dong, 2018, A report of 42 unrecorded actinobacterial species in Korea, Journal of Species Research 7 (1), pp. 36-49 : 45

Description of Arthrobacter niigatensis J52

Cells are Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated, non-pigmented and rod-shaped. Colonies are circular, raised, entire and white-colored after 2 days on R2 A at 30° C. Positive for esculin hydrolysis and β-galactosidase in API 20NE but negative nitrate reduction, indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, urease and gelatinase. D-Glucose, D-mannitol, D-mannose, D-maltose, gluconatem and malate are utilized. Does not utilize L-arabinose, N-acetyl-glucosamine, caprate, adipate, citrate and phenylacetate. Strain J 52 (= NIBRBAC000498411) has been isolated from sewage, Busan, Korea .