Description of Ancylobacter polymorphus 16_S4_ T 9

Cells are Gram-staining-negative, non-flagellated, non-pigmented, and curved rod-shaped. Colonies are circular, entire, smooth, raised, and white-colored after 2 days of incubation on R 2A at 30°C. Positive for urease, esculin hydrolysis, β -galactosidase, and cytochrome oxidase but negative for nitrate reduction, indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, and gelatinase in the API 20NE test. D-Glucose, L-arabinose, D-mannitol, potassium gluconate, malic acid, and trisodium citrate are utilized, but D-mannose, N -acetylglucosamine, D-maltose, capric acid, adipic acid, and phenylacetic acid are not utilized. Strain 16_S4_ T 9 (= NIBRBAC000498579) was isolated from freshwater, Han-River.