Description of Rhodococcus fascians KHO 6

Cells are Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated and coccus-shaped. Colonies are circular and white colored after 3 days on NA at 25°C. Positive for arginine dihydrolase, esculin hydrolysis, β -galactosidase, gelatinase, nitrate reduction and urease in API 20NE, but negative for glucose fermentation and indole production. Utilize Dglucose, D-maltose and D-mannose, but not utilize N - acetyl-glucosamine, adipic acid, L-arabinose, capric acid, malic acid, D-mannitol, phenylacetic acid, potassium gluconate and trisodium citrate. Strain KHO6 (= NIBRBAC 000497838) has been isolated from Gut of Japanese crested ibis ( Nipponia nippon), Gyeonggi Province, Korea.