Description of Brachybacterium paraconglomeratum Ho-10

Cells are Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated and round or oval shaped. Colonies are circular, round, entire and light yellow colored after 2 days on R2 A at 30° C. Positive for esculin hydrolysis, glucose fermentation and nitrate reduction in API 20NE, but negative for arginine dihydrolase, β -galactosidase, gelatinase, indole production and urease. D-Glucose, malic acid, D-maltose, D-mannitol and D-mannose are utilized. Does not utilize N -acetyl-glucosamine, adipic acid, L-arabinose, capric acid, phenylacetic acid, potassium gluconate and trisodium citrate and are not utilized. Strain Ho-10 (= NIBRBAC000498105) has been isolated from activated sludge, Daejeon, Korea.