Description of Nesterenkonia lacusekhoensis UT 4-03

Cells are Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated and rod-shaped. Colonies are punctiform, flat, entire and white colored on TSA medium at 30° C. Positive for nitrate reduction and urease in API 20NE, but negative for arginine dihydrolase, esculin hydrolysis, β -galactosidase, gelatin hydrolysis, glucose fermentation and Indole production. Does not utilize N -acetyl-glucosamine, adipic acid, L-arabinose, capric acid, D-glucose, malic acid, D-maltose, D-mannitol, D-mannose, phenylacetic acid, potassium gluconate and trisodium citrate. Strain UT 4-03 (= NIBRBAC000498084) has been isolated from a plant root, Daejeon, Korea.