Geodermatophilus terrae WM
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Bacteria
- phylum
- Actinobacteriota
- class
- Actinomycetia
- order
- Mycobacteriales
- family
- Geodermatophilaceae
- genus
- Geodermatophilus
- species
- Geodermatophilus terrae
description
Cells are Gramstainingpositive, nonflagellated, nonpigmented and rod-shaped. Colonies are circular, convex, smooth and pink-colored after 3 days on R 2 A at 25 ° C. Positive for esculin hydrolysis and nitrate reduction (weak) but negative for indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, urease and gelatinase. D-Glucose, L-arabinose, D-mannose, D-maltose and malate are utilized. Does not utilize D-mannitol, Nacetyl-glucosamine, gluconate, caprate, adipate, citrate and phenylacetate. Strain WM 99 (= NIBRBA 00001150 29) has been isolated from freshwater, Changnyeong, Korea.