A report on 24 unrecorded bacterial species of Korea isolated in 2016, belonging to the orders Rhizobiales and Sphingomonadales in the class Alphaproteobacteria Author Joung, Yochan Department of Biological Sciences, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea Author Cha, Chang-Jun Department of Systems Biotechnology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 17546, Republic of Korea Author Im, Wan-Taek Department of Biotechnology, Hankyong National University, Anseong 17546, Republic of Korea Author Jeon, Che Ok Department of Life Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea Author Joh, Kiseong Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Geonggi 02450, Republic of Korea Author Kim, Seung-Bum Department of Microbiology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea Author Kim, Wonyong Department of Microbiology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea Author Cho, Soon Dong Lee and Jang-Cheon text Journal of Species Research 2018 7 1 13 23 journal article 10.12651/JSR.2018.7.1.013 2713-8615 12753586 Description of Stakelama pacifica IMCC 25648 Cells are Gram-staining-negative, non-flagellated, non-pigmented, and rod-shaped. Colonies are circular, raised, undulated, and yellow-colored after 3 days of incubation on MA at 20°C. Positive for gelatinase but negative for nitrate reduction, indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, and gelatinase in the API 20NE test. D-Glucose, L-arabinose, D-mannose, D-mannitol, D-maltose, potassium gluconate, and trisodium citrate are utilized but N -acetylglucosamine, capric acid, adipic acid, malic acid, and phenylacetic acid are not utilized. Strain IMCC 25648 ( = NIBRBAC 000498547) was isolated from a plant root sample collected at Sido, Ongjin, Incheon , Korea .