Report of 21 unrecorded bacterial species in Korea belonging to Betaproteobacteria and Epsilonproteobacteria Author Kim, Min-Kyeong Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea Author Seong, Chi-Nam Department of Biology, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 57922, Republic of Korea Author Jahng, Kwangyeop Department of Biological Sciences, Chonbuk National Universty, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea Author Cha, Chang-Jun Department of Biotechnology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 17546, Republic of Korea Author Joh, Ki-seong Department of Biotechnology, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Yongin 17035, Republic of Korea Author Bae, Jin-Woo Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea Author Cho, Jang-Cheon Department of Biological Sciences, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea Author Kim, Wan-Taek Im and Seung-Bum text Journal of Species Research 2017 6 1 15 24 journal article 10.12651/JSR.2017.6.1.015 2713-8615 12753540 Description of Methylibium petroleiphilum HMF2787 Cells are Gram negative and rod shaped. Grows on R 2A at 30°C. Colonies are cream colored, and circular, convex with entire margin. Diffusible pigment is not produced. Based on API20NE, cytochrome oxidase, nitrate reduction and arginine dihydrolase activities are positive, but indole production, glucose fermentation, urease, β-glucosidase, protease and β-galactosidase activities are negative. D­Glucose, D­mannose, potassium gluconate, capric acid, malic acid and trisodium citrate are assimilated, but not L-arabinose, D-mannitol, N ­acetyl­glucosamine, D­maltose, adipic acid and phenylacetic acid. Strain HMF2787 ( = NIBRBA 0000115004) was isolated from sediment. The 16S rRNA gene sequence accession number is KP099963.