Oryzomicrobium terrae BT

Han, Joo Hyun, Maeng, Soohyun, Park, Yuna, Lee, Sang Eun, Lee, Byoung-Hee & Kim, Ki-eun Lee and Myung Kyum, 2020, Identification of 12 radiation-resistant bacterial species in the phylum Proteobacteria new to Korea, Journal of Species Research 9 (2), pp. 85-104 : 102

Description of Oryzomicrobium terrae BT 344

Cells are Gram-stain-negative, flagellated, and rod-shaped. Colonies are pale yellow-colored after 3 days of incubation on R2A at 25°C. In the BIOLOG GEN III, positive for pH 6, N -acetyl neuraminic acid, 1% NaCl, 4% NaCl, 1% sodium lactate, D- serine, glyctl-L- proline, L- alanine, L- aspartic acid, L- glutamic acid, L- histidine, L- serine, guanidine HCl, methyl pyruvate, L- lactic acid, citric acid, L- malic acid, nalidixic acid, lithium chloride, potassium tellurite, tween 40, α -hydroxy-butyric acid, α -hydroxy-butyric acid, β - hydroxy-D, L- butyric acid, α -keto butyric acid, acetoacetic acid, propionic acid, acetic acid, formic acid, aztreonam, sodium butyrate and sodium bromate; weak positive for dextrin, D- maltose, D- trehalose, D- cellobiolose, gentiobiose, sucrose, D- turanose, stachyose, D- raffinose, D- melibiose, β -methyl-D- glucoside, D- salicin, N -acetyl-D- glucosamine, N -acetyl- β -mannosamin, α -D- glucose, D- mannose, D- fructose, D- galactose, 3-methyl-glucose, D- fucose, L- fucose, L- rhamnose, D- sorbitol, D- mannitol, D- arabitol, myo-inositol, glycerol, D- glucose-6-PO 4, D- fructose-6-PO 4, D- serine, L- arginine, L- pyroglutamic acid, D- galacturonic acid, D- gluconic acid, D- glucuronic acid, quinic acid, D- saccharic acid, bromo-succinic acid and γ -amino-butryric acid; but negative for pH 5, α -D- lactose, N -acetyl-D- galactosamin, 8% NaCl, inosine, fusidic acid, D- aspartic acid, troleandomycin, rifamycin SV, minocycline, gelatin, lincomycin, niaproof 4, pectin, L- galactonic acid lactone, glucuronamide, mucic acid, vancomycin, tetrazolium violet, tetrazolium blue, p -hydroxy-pheylacetic acid, D- lactic acid methyl ester, α -keto-glutaric acid and D- malic acid. In API 20NE test, weak positive for indole production on tryptophan and esculin hydrolysis; but negative for reduction of nitrates (NO 3) to nitrite (NO 2 -), reduction of nitrates (NO 3) to nitrogen (N 2), glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, urease, gelatin hydrolysis, β -galactosidase. Potassium gluconate and malic acid adipic acid (weak) were utilized whereas, D- glucose, L- arabinose, D- mannose, D- mannitol, N -acetyl-D- glucosamine, D- maltose, capric acid, trisodium citrate and phenylacetic acid were not utilized. In API 32GN test, inositol, sodium acetate, lactic acid, L- alanine, L- serine, propionic acid, valeric acid, trisodium citrate, L- histidine, 3-hydroxybutyric acid were utilized whereas, L- rhamnose, N -acetyl-glucosamine, D- ribose, D- saccharose (sucrose), D- maltose, itaconic acid, suberic acid, sodium malonate, potassium 5-ketogluconate, glycogen, 3-hydroxybenzoic acid, D- mannitol, D- glucose, salicin, D- melibiose, D- fucose, D- sorbitol, L- arabinose, capric acid, potassium 2-ketogluconate, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and L- proline were not utilized.

Strain BT344 (= NIBRBAC000503015) was isolated from a soil sample from Jeju Island, Korea.