arthrobacter deserti arthrobacter deserti arthrobacter deserti is a gram-positive, rod-shaped and non-motile bacterium species from the genus arthrobacter which has been isolated from desert soil from the turpan desert in china. the type strain for this specific bacterium is yim cs25t. arthrobacter deserti contains lysine in its peptidoglycan layer. this species of arthrobacter is aerobic. the cells were non-sporulating and rod-to-coccus shaped. the cells are known to use at least 36 different types of carbon sources. the predominant menaquinone is mk-9(h2). the genomic dna g+c content of the type strain is 68.3mol%. arthrobacter deserti scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: actinomycetota class: actinomycetia order: micrococcales family: micrococcaceae genus: arthrobacter species: a. deserti binomial name arthrobacter desertihu et al. 2016 type strain yim cs25cgmcc 1.15091kctc 39544 characteristics of arthrobacter deserti morphological, physiological, and biochemical characteristics of arthrobacter deserti are shown in the table below. test type test characteristics colony characters color white shape rod temperature for growth (oc) 15-40 ph range for growth 6-8 nacl tolerance (%, w/v) 0-6 morphological characters shape rod-coccus physiological characters motility no growth at 6.5% nacl yes biochemical characters gram staining + oxidase - catalase + motility - indole - urease - nitrate reduction - hydrolysis of gelatin + starch - tween 40 + tween 60 - tween 80 - acid production from glycerol + 1,2,3,4-butaneterol + ribose + cellobiose + raffinose + mannitol + n-acetylglucosamine + amygdalin + tagatose + melibiose + trehalose + gluconate + turanose + note: + = positive, - = negative