Williamsia faeni BM

Kim, Mi-Sun, Lee, Ji-Hee, Kang, Joo-Won, Kim, Seung-Bum, Cho, Jang-Cheon, Yoon, Jung-Hoon, Joh, Ki-seong, Cha, Chang-Jun, Im, Wan-Taek, Bae, Jin-Woo, Jahng, Kwang-Yeop, Jeon, Che-Ok & Seong, Chi-Nam, 2016, A report of 38 unrecorded bacterial species in Korea, belonging to the phylum Actinobacteria, Journal of Species Research 5 (2), pp. 223-234 : 229

Description of Williamsia faeni BM 14

Cells are Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated and rod-shaped. Colonies are circular, raised, entire, glistening and yellow colored after 3 days on MA at 30°C. Positive for nitrate reduction, urease, esculin hydrolysis and β -galactosidase in API 20NE, but negative for indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase and gelatinase. Does not utilize D-glucose, L-arabinose, D-mannose, D-mannitol, N -acetyl-glucosamine, D-maltose, potassium gluconate, malic acid, capric acid, adipic acid, trisodium citrate and phenylacetic acid. Strain BM14 (= NIBRBA0000114305) has been isolated from mud flat, Wando, Jeonnam Province, Korea.