Description of Parvibaculum lavamentivorans

CAU 1597

Cells are Gram-staining-negative, flagellated, and rod shaped. Colonies are circular, convex, smooth, opaque, and cream colored after 3-4 days of incubation at 30℃ on MA. Positive for esculin hydrolysis and β -galactosidase activity. Negative for nitrate reduction, indole production, glucose fermentation, and arginine dihydrolase, urease, 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 CAU 1597 (= NIBRBAC000503247) was isolated from a sand sample, Jeju, Korea .