Romboutsia lituseburensis HYN

Yi, Chaeyun Baek and Hana, 2018, A report of 22 unrecorded bacterial species in Korea, isolated from Namhangang, Journal of Species Research 7 (2), pp. 114-122 : 122

Description of Romboutsia lituseburensis HYN 0072

Cells are Gram-reaction-negative, flagellated, short rod-shaped and approximately 0.6 × 1.7 μm in size. Colonies are circular and white colored after 2 days of incubation on anaerobe basal agar at 30°C. Cells are strict anaerobes. Does not possess catalase or urease. Does not produce indole from L-tryptophan. Hydrolyzes esculin and gelatin. Produces acids from D-glucose, D-mannitol, D-lactose, D-saccharose, D-maltose, salicin, D-xylose, L-arabinose, glycerol, D-cellobiose, D-mannose, D-melezitose, D-raffinose, D-sorbitol, L-rhamnose, and D-trehalose. Strain HYN0072 (KBA_31) was isolat- ed from the underwater sediment of Jungnyeongcheon Rive, Korea.