Description of Mycobacterium pyrenivorans GH 1-39

Cells are Gram-stain-positive, non-flagellated, non-pigmented, and rod shaped. Colonies are circular, convex, entire, and pale-yellow colored after 10 days of incubation on R2 A at 30° C. Nitrate is reduced and esculin is not hydrolyzed. The strain shows negative reactions for enzyme activities of urease, gelatinase, β -galactosidase and arginine dihydrolase, whereas the strain shows positive reaction for enzyme activity of oxidase. Indole is not produced and glucose is not fermented. The strain does not utilize D-glucose, L-arabinose, D-mannose, N -acetyl-glucosamine, D-maltose, D-mannitol, potassium gluconate, capric acid, adipic acid, malic acid, trisodium citrate, and phenylacetic acid. Strain GH 1-39 (= NIBRBAC000501045) was isolated from tidal flat sediment, Incheon, Korea.