Flavobacterium anhuiense WM

Kim, Haneul, Yoon, Jung-Hoon, Cha, Chang-Jun, Seong, Chi Nam, Im, Wan-Taek, Jahng, Kwang Yeop, Jeon, Che Ok, Kim, Seung Bum & Joh, Kiseong, 2016, A report of 26 unrecorded bacterial species in Korea, belonging to the Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes, Journal of Species Research 5 (1), pp. 166-178 : 172

Description of Flavobacterium anhuiense WM 10

Cells are Gram-staining-negative, non-flagellated and rod-shaped. Colonies are raised, entire and light yellow colored after 3 days on R2A at 25°C. Oxidase- activity is positive. In the API 20NE strip, esculin hydrolysis, gelatinase and β -galactosidase activities and assimilation of D-glucose, L-arabinose, D-mannose, N -acetyl-glucosamine and D-maltose are positive, but nitrate reduction, indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase and urease activities and assimilation of Dmannitol, potassium gluconate, capric acid, adipic acid, malic acid, trisodium citrate and phenylacetic acid are negative. Strain WM10 (= NIBRBA0000114425) has been isolated from a fresh water sample, Woopo wetland, Changnyeong, Korea.