Description of Nioella sediminis YSTF-M5

Cells are Gram-staining-negative, flagellated and rod shaped. Colonies are circular, slightly convex, glistening, and yellowish gray 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, and arginine dihydrolase, urease activity, and gelatinase activities. Does not utilize D- glucose, L- arabinose, D- mannose, D- mannitol, N -acetylglucosamine, D- maltose, potassium gluconate, capric acid, adipic acid, malic acid, trisodium citrate, and phenylacetic acid. Strain YSTF-M5 (= NIBRBAC000503332) was isolated from a mud sample, Incheon, Korea.