Description of Mycobacterium alvei C3-50

Cells are Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated and rod-shaped. Colonies are circler, convex, entire and cream colored after 10 days on TSA at 30°C. Negative for arginine dihydrolase, esculin hydrolysis, β -galactosidase, gelatinase, glucose fermentation, indole production, nitrate reduction and urease in API 20NE. Does not utilize N -acetyl-glucosamine, adipic acid, L-arabinose, capric acid, D-glucose, malic acid, D-maltose, D-mannitol, phenylacetic acid, potassium gluconate and trisodium citrate. Weakly utilize the D-mannose. Strain C3- 50 (= NIBRBAC000498028) has been isolated from a natural cave, Jeju, Korea.