Arthrobacter pascens NS

Ko, Kwan Su, Cha, Chang-Jun, Im, Wan-Taek, Kim, Seung-Bum, Seong, Chi-Nam, Bae, Jin-Woo, Jahng, Kwangyeop, Cho, Jang-Cheon, Joh, Ki-seong & Lee, Soon Dong, 2017, A report of 34 unrecorded bacterial species in Korea, belonging to the Actinobacteria, Journal of Species Research 6 (1), pp. 1-14 : 11

Description of Arthrobacter pascens NS 4Y-8-4

Cells are Gram­staining­positive, non­flagellated and rod-shaped. Colonies are circular, entire, convex and white-colored after 2 days on R2A at 30°C. Positive for esculin hydrolysis and β­galactosidase in API 20NE but negative for nitrate reduction, indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, urease and gelatinase. D-Glucose, L-arabinose, D-mannitol, D-mannose, N-acetyl-glucosamine, D-maltose, gluconate, malate and citrate are utilized. Does not utilize caprate, adipate and phenylacetate. Strain NS 4Y-8-4 (= NIBRBA 0000114873) has been isolated from ginseng soil, Anseong, Korea.