Description of Agromyces ulmi 17J49-11

Cells are Gram-stain-positive, non-flagellated, and rod shaped. Colonies are circular, convex, smooth, and yellow colored after 4 days on R2 A at 25° C. Nitrate is reduced and esculin is hydrolyzed. The strain shows positive reactions for enzyme activities of urease and β -galactosidase, whereas the strain shows negative reactions for enzyme activities of arginine dihydrolase and gelatinase. Indole is not produced and glucose is not fermented. The strain utilizes D-glucose, L-arabinose, D-mannose, D-mannitol, N -acetyl-glucosamine, D-maltose, potassium gluconate, adipic acid, malic acid, and trisodium citrate, whereas the strain does not utilize capric acid and phenylacetic acid. Strain 17J49-11 (= NIBRBAC000501345) was isolated from a soil sample, Jeju, Korea.