Description of Okibacterium fritillariae Ibu _O_21

Cells are Gram-stain-positive, non-flagellated, and rod shaped. Colonies are circular, glistening, and pale yellow-colored after 2 days on R2 A at 30° C. Nitrate is reduced and esculin is hydrolyzed. The strain shows positive reactions for enzyme activities of oxidase, gelatinase, and β -galactosidase, whereas the strain shows negative reactions for enzyme activities of arginine dihydrolase and urease. Indole is not produced and glucose is not fermented. The strain utilizes D-glucose, L-arabinose, D-mannose, D-mannitol, D-maltose, potassium gluconate, malic acid, and trisodium citrate, and weakly utilizes N -acetyl-glucosamine, whereas the strain does not utilize capric acid, phenylacetic acid, and adipic acid. Strain Ibu_ O_21 (= NIBRBAC000501083) was isolated from a soil sample, Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, Korea.