Description of Arthrobacter halodurans MMS 17- SY291

Cells are Gram-stain-positive and cocci-shaped. Colonies are circular, raised, opaque, glistening, and yellow colored after 3 days on NA at 30° C. Nitrate is not reduced and esculin is weakly hydrolyzed. The strain shows positive reactions for enzyme activities of oxidase and β -galactosidase, whereas the strain shows negative reactions for enzyme activities of arginine dihydrolase, gelatinase, and urease. Indole is not produced and glucose is not fermented. The strain utilizes D-glucose, D-mannose, D-mannitol, D-maltose, potassium gluconate, malic acid, trisodium citrate, and phenylacetic acid, whereas the strain does not utilize L-arabinose, N -acetyl-glucosamine, capric acid and adipic acid. Strain MMS17 -SY21 (= NIBRBAC000501212) was isolated from a soil sample, Sunyudo, Gunsan, Jeollabuk Province, Korea.