Description of Paraburkholderia sabiae BT 372

Cells are Gram-staining-negative, non-flagellated, and rod shaped. Colonies are circular, smooth, and white colored after 3 days of incubation at 25℃ on R2A. Positive for nitrate reduction and β -galactosidase activity. Negative for indole production, glucose fermentation, esculin hydrolysis, and arginine dihydrolase, urease, and gelatinase activities. D- Glucose, D- mannose, D- mannitol, N -acetylglucosamine, potassium gluconate, capric acid, malic acid, and phenylacetic acid are utilized. Does not utilize L- arabinose, D- maltose, adipic acid, and trisodium citrate. Strain BT372 (= NIBRBAC000503005) was isolated from a soil sample, Cheongdo, Korea.