Arthrobacter deserti


Arthrobacter deserti is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped and non-motile bacterium species from the genus Arthrobacter which has been isolated from desert soil from the Turpan desert in China. The type strain for this specific bacterium is YIM CS25T. Arthrobacter deserti contains lysine in its peptidoglycan layer. This species of Arthrobacter is aerobic. The cells were non-sporulating and rod-to-coccus shaped. The cells are known to use at least 36 different types of carbon sources. The predominant menaquinone is MK-9. The genomic DNA G+C content of the type strain is 68.3 mol%.

Characteristics of Arthrobacter deserti

Morphological, physiological, and biochemical characteristics of Arthrobacter deserti are shown in the Table below.
Test typeTestCharacteristics
Colony charactersColorWhite
Colony charactersShapeRod
Colony charactersTemperature for growth 15-40
Colony characterspH range for growth6-8
Colony charactersNaCl tolerance 0-6
Morphological charactersShapeRod-Coccus
Physiological charactersMotilityNo
Physiological charactersGrowth at 6.5% NaClYes
Biochemical charactersGram staining+
Biochemical charactersOxidase-
Biochemical charactersCatalase+
Biochemical charactersMotility-
Biochemical charactersIndole-
Biochemical charactersUrease-
Biochemical charactersNitrate Reduction-
Hydrolysis ofGelatin+
Hydrolysis ofStarch-
Hydrolysis ofTween 40+
Hydrolysis ofTween 60-
Hydrolysis ofTween 80-
Acid production fromGlycerol+
Acid production from1,2,3,4-butaneterol+
Acid production fromRibose+
Acid production fromCellobiose+
Acid production fromRaffinose+
Acid production fromMannitol+
Acid production fromN-Acetylglucosamine+
Acid production fromAmygdalin+
Acid production fromTagatose+
Acid production fromMelibiose+
Acid production fromTrehalose+
Acid production fromGluconate+
Acid production fromTuranose+

Note: + = Positive, - = Negative