A report of 5 unrecorded bacterial species of the Deinococcus genus in Korea Author Lee, Jae-Jin Author Kang, Myung-Suk Author Joo, Eun Sun Author Kim, Myung Kyum text Journal of Species Research 2016 2016-02-29 5 1 22 26 http://dx.doi.org/10.12651/jsr.2016.5.1.022 journal article 10.12651/JSR.2016.5.1.022 2713-8615 12753515 Description of Deinococcus grandis JJ 521 Cells are Gram-staining-negative, non-flagellated, and short rod-shaped. Colonies are circular and pinkish-colored after 3 days of incubation on R 2A at 25°C. Positive for esculin hydrolysis and β-galactosidase in API 20NE, but negative for arginine dihydrolase, gelatinase, glucose fermentation, indole production, nitrate reduction, and urease. N -acetyl-glucosamine, adipic acid, D-glucose, malic acid, D-maltose, D-mannitol, D-mannose, and potassium gluconate are utilized. Does not utilize L-arabinose, capric acid, phenylacetic acid, and trisodium citrate. Strain JJ521 (= NIBRBA0000115049) has been isolated from a forest soil sample, Changwon, South Korea .