Halobacillus kuroshimensis PM

Han, Ji-Hye, Joung, Yochan, Kim, Tae-Su, Bae, Jin-Woo, Cha, Chang-Jun, Chun, Jongsik, Im, Wan-Taek, Jahng, Kwang Yeop, Jeon, Che Ok, Joh, Kiseong, Seong, Chi Nam, Yoon, Jung-Hoon, Cho, Jang-Cheon & Kim, Seung Bum, 2015, Report on 24 unrecorded bacterial species of Korea belonging to the phylum Firmicutes, Journal of Species Research 4 (2), pp. 127-136 : 132

Description of Halobacillus kuroshimensis PM 1

Cells are Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated, nonpigmented, and rod­shaped. Colonies are circular, raised, entire and pale yellow colored after 2 days on MA at 25 °C. Based on API 20NE, positive for esculin hydrolysis, gelatin hydrolysis, and β ­galactosidase, but negative for nitrate reduction, indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, and urease. Potassium gluconate is utilized. Does not utilize D­glucose, L­arabinose, D­mannose, D­mannitol, N ­acetyl­glucosamine, Dmaltose, capric acid, adipic acid, malic acid, trisodium citrate, and phenylacetic acid. Strain PM1 (= NIBRBA 0000114056) was isolated from salted anchovies, Korean fermented food.