Description of Luteimicrobium subarcticum N1-9

Cells are Gram­staining­positive, non­flagellated, nonpigmented and rod-coccus-shaped. Colonies are circular, convex, entire and white-colored on NA at 30°C. Positive for esculin hydrolysis and β­galactosidase in API 20NE, weakly positive for nitrate reduction and glucose fermentation but negative for indole production, arginine dihydrolase, urease and gelatinase. D-Glucose, Larabinose, D-mannitol, D-mannose, N-acetyl-glucosamine, D-maltose, gluconate, caprate, adipate, malate, citrate and phenylacetate are not utilized. Strain N1-9 (= NIBRBA0000114811) has been isolated from soil, Daejeon, Korea.