Description of Leifsonia lichenia HKS 09

Cells are Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated and rod or oval rod shaped. Colonies are circular, raised, en tire and dark yellow colored after 2 days on R 2A at 30°C. Positive for esculin hydrolysis and glucose fermentation, but negative for arginine dihydrolase, β -galactosidase, gelatinase, indole production, nitrate reduction and urease in API 20NE. Utilize N -acetyl-glucosamine, D-glucose, D-maltose, D-mannitol, D-mannose and potassium gluconate. Does not utilize adipic acid, L-arabinose, capric acid, malic acid, phenylacetic acid and trisodium citrate. Strain HKS 09 (= NIBRBAC000498109) has been isolated from Ginseng cultivated soil, Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, Korea.