Description of Paracoccus halotolerans KYW1791

Cells are Gram-staining-negative, non-flagellated, and coccus shaped. Colonies are circular, convex, smooth, opaque, and pale orange colored after 3 days of incubation at 25℃ on MA. Positive for nitrate reduction, esculin hydrolysis, and β -galactosidase activity. Negative for indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, and urease and gelatinase activities. D- Glucose, D- mannose, D- mannitol, D- maltose, potassium gluconate, malic acid, trisodium citrate are utilized. Does not utilize L- arabinose, N -acetylglucosamine, capric acid, adipic acid, and phenylacetic acid. Strain KYW1791 (= NIBRBAC000503285) was isolated from a sea water sample, Gwangyang, Korea.