Description of Saccharopolyspora endophytica KYW 998

Cells are Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated. Colonies are circular, opaque and white colored after 3 days on MA at 25°C. Positive for esculin hydrolysis, gelatinase and urease, weakly positive for β -galactosidase, but negative for arginine dihydrolase, glucose fermentation, Indole production and nitrate reduction. In API 20NE, positive assimilates for D-glucose, malic acid, D-maltose, D-mannitol, D-mannose and potassium gluconate, weakly positive for N -acetyl-glucosamine and adipic acid, but negative for L-arabinose, capric acid, phenylacetic acid and trisodium citrate. Strain KYW998 (= NIBRBAC000497925) has been isolated from a sea water sample, Gwangyang Bay, Gwangyang, Jeonnam Province, Korea.