Description of Salipiger profundus CAU 1521

Cells are Gram-staining-negative, non-flagellated, and rod shaped. Colonies are circular, convex, mucoid, rough, opaque, and cream colored after 2 days of incubation at 30℃ on MA. Positive for esculin hydrolysis and urease and β -galactosidase activities. Negative for nitrate reduction, indole production, glucose fermentation, and arginine dihydrolase 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 1521 (= NIBRBAC000503227) was isolated from a sand sample, Busan, Korea.