Paenirhodobacter enshiensis

Liu, Qingmei, Kim, Seung-Bum, Yoon, Jung-Hoon, Joh, Kiseong, Seong, Chi-Nam, Jeon, Che-Ok, Kim, Wonyong & Im, Myung Kyum Kim and Wan-Taek, 2019, Description of 42 unrecorded bacterial species in Korea, belonging to the class Alphaproteobacteria, Journal of Species Research 8 (4), pp. 351-364 : 360

Description of Paenirhodobacter enshiensis Wi-144

Cells are Gram-staining-negative, non-flagellated, and rod-shaped. Colonies are circular, convex, entire, smooth, glistening, and cream color after 2 days on R2A at 30°C. In API 20NE, positive for glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, and urease, but negative for nitrate reduction, indole production, gelatinase, esculin hydrolysis, and β -galactosidase. D-glucose, L-arabinose, D-maltose, malic acid, and trisodium citrate are utilized. Does not utilize D-mannose, D-mannitol, N -acetyl-glucosamine, potassium gluconate, adipic acid, capric acid, and phenylacetic acid. Strain Wi-144 (= NIBRBAC000502446) has been isolated from sludge, Seoul Tancheon Recreation Center, Korea.