confirmed that strains 1-2T and 1-4 represent a novel species, for which the name Pedobacter glucosidilyticus sp. nov. is proposed with strain 1-2T (5CCTCC AB 206110T5KCTC 22438T) as the type strain.
Description of Pedobacter glucosidilyticus sp. nov. Pedobacter glucosidilyticus (glu.co.si.di.ly9ti.cus. N.L. n. glucosidum glucoside; Gr. adj. lutikos able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. adj. lyticus -a -um dissolving; N.L. masc. adj. glucosidilyticus glucoside-dissolving).
Cells stain Gram-negative and are non-spore-forming, non-flagellated and non-motile rods of 0.6–0.7 mm diameter and length 1.2–5.0 mm. Colonies on 0.16TSA (Difco) plates are circular, convex, smooth, cream to pink coloured and 1.0–2.0 mm in diameter after incubation for 3 days at 28 uC. Growth occurs from 15 to 37 uC (optimum,