Lactobacillus harbinensis EMB

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 : 176

Description of Lactobacillus harbinensis EMB 6

Cells are Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated and rod-shaped. Colonies are circular, raised, entire and beige colored after 2 days on R2 A at 25°C. Oxidase- activity is negative. In the API 20NE strip, glucose fermentation, esculin hydrolysis and β -galactosidase activity and assimilation of D-glucose and N -acetyl-glucosamine are positive, but nitrate reduction, indole production, arginine dihydrolase, urease and gelatinase activities and assimilation of L-arabinose, D-mannose, D-mannitol, D-maltose, potassium gluconate, capric acid, adipic acid, malic acid, trisodium citrate and phenylacetic acid are negative. Strain EMB6 (= NIBRBA0000114225) has been isolated from a kimchi sample, Daejeon, Korea .