Unrecorded bacterial species belonging to the phylum Actinobacteria originated from Republic of Korea Author Kim, Mi-Sun Department of Biology, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 57922, Republic of Korea Author Lee, Ji-Hee Department of Biology, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 57922, Republic of Korea Author Kim, Seung-Bum Department of Microbiology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea Author Cho, Jang-Cheon Department of Biological Sciences, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea Author Lee, Soon Dong Department of Science Education, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Republic of Korea Author Joh, Ki-seong Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Gyeonggi 17035, Republic of Korea Author Cha, Chang-Jun Department of Biotechnology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 17546, Republic of Korea Author Im, Wan-Taek Department of Biotechnology, Hankyong National University, Anseong 17579, Republic of Korea Author Bae, Jin-Woo Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea Author Jahng, Kwangyeop Department of Life Sciences, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea Author Seong, Hana Yi and Chi-Nam text Journal of Species Research 2017 6 1 25 41 journal article 300015 10.12651/JSR.2017.6.1.025 f1f66f31-583f-4cd3-9b0c-700a046c78bc 2713-8615 12753566 Description of Mycobacterium hodleri HKS 22 Cells are Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated and rod shaped. Colonies are entire, circular, round and saffron yellow colored after 2 days on R 2A at 30°C. Positive for arginine dihydrolase, esculin hydrolysis, glucose fermentation and urease in API 20NE, but negative for β -galactosidase, gelatinase, indole production and nitrate reduction. Utilize L-arabinose, D-glucose, malic acid, D-maltose, D-mannitol, D-mannose, potassium gluconate and trisodium citrate, but not utilize N -acetyl-glucosamine, adipic acid, capric acid and phenylacetic acid. Strain HKS 22 (= NIBRBAC000498114) has been isolated from Ginseng cultivated soil, Anseong, Gyeonggi Province , Korea .