Lysinibacillus fusiformis MA

Han, Ji-Hye, Joung, Yochan, Kim, Tae-Su, Bae, Jin-Woo, Cha, Chang-Jun, Chun, Jongsik, Im, Wan-Taek, Jahng, Kwang Yeop, Jeon, Che Ok, Joh, Kiseong, Seong, Chi Nam, Yoon, Jung-Hoon, Cho, Jang-Cheon & Kim, Seung Bum, 2015, Report on 24 unrecorded bacterial species of Korea belonging to the phylum Firmicutes, Journal of Species Research 4 (2), pp. 127-136 : 132

Description of Lysinibacillus fusiformis MA 19

Cells are Gram-staining-positive, flagellated, non-pigmented, and rod­shaped. Colonies are circular, and graycolored after 2 days of incubation on MA at 25° C. Based on API 20NE, positive for urease and gelatinase and, but negative for nitrate reduction, indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, esculin hydrolysis, and β ­galactosidase. N ­acetyl­glucosamine, gluconate and malic acid are utilized. Strain MA 19 (= NIBRBA 0000113967 ) was isolated from soil, Gwanak Mountain , Seoul, Korea .