Description of Euryhalocaulis caribicus CAU 1595

Cells are Gram-staining-negative, flagellated, and short rod shaped. Colonies are circular, convex, shiny, opaque, and cream colored after 2-3 days of incubation at 30℃ on MA. Positive for nitrate reduction, esculin hydrolysis, and gelatinase and urease activities. Negative for indole production, glucose fermentation, and arginine dihydrolase and β -galactosidase activities. D- Glucose and L- arabinose are utilized. Does not utilize D- mannose, D- mannitol, N -acetylglucosamine, D- maltose, potassium gluconate, capric acid, adipic acid, malic acid, trisodium citrate, and phenylacetic acid. Strain CAU 1595 (= NIBRBAC00050 3245) was isolated from a sand sample, Incheon, Korea.