Description of Sphingomonas leidyi EMML2331-1

Cells are Gram-staining-negative, flagellated, non-pigmented, and rod-shaped. Colonies are circular, smooth, and pale yellow-colored after 3 days of incubation on R 2A at 25°C. Positive for esculin hydrolysis and cytochrome oxidase, but negative for nitrate reduction, indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, urease, gelatinase, and β -galactosidase in the API 20NE test. D-Glucose, N -acetylglucosamine, D-maltose and malic acid are utilized but L-arabinose, D-mannose, D-mannitol, potassium gluconate, capric acid, adipic acid, trisodium citrate, and phenylacetic acid are not utilized. Strain EMML 2331-1 (= NIBRBAC000498582) was isolated from a ginseng field, Anseong, Gyeonggi, Korea.