Description of Dietzia schimae IMCC 12370

Cells are Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated, non-pigmented and short rod-shaped. Colonies are circular, convex, smooth and white-colored after 3 days of incubation on MA at 15°C. Positive for nitrate reduction in API 20NE but negative for indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, urease, esculin hydrolysis, gelatinase and β­galactosidase. Does not utilize D-glucose, L-arabinose, D-mannitol, D-mannose, N-acetyl-glucosamine, D-maltose, gluconate, caprate, adipate, malate, citrate and phenylacetate. Strain IMCC 12370 (= NIBRBA0000114860) has been isolated from seawater, Sokcho, Korea.