Cells are Gram-staining positive. Colonies are circular, raised, entire, and white colored after 2 days of incubation on R 2A agar at 20℃. Dextrin, D- Maltose, D- trehalose, D- cellobiose, gentiobiose, sucrose, D- turanose, D- salicin, D- mannose, D- fructose, N - acetyl-D- glucosamine, N -acetyl-D- galactosamine, α -D- glucose, D- galactose, L- rhamnose, inosine, 1% sodium lactate, myo -inositol, glycerol, rifamycin SV, L- alanine, L- histidine, guanidinium chloride, pectin, tetrazolium blue, methyl pyruvate, nalidixic acid, lithium chloride, α -keto-butyric acid, acetoacetic acid, acetic acid, sodium butyrate, D- mannitol, glycyl-L- proline, L- aspartic acid, L- glutamic acid, L- serine, D- gluconic acid, 4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid, L- lactic acid, D- malic acid, L- malic acid, bromosuccinic acid, Tween 40, α -hydroxybutyric acid, propionic acid, aztreonam, and sodium bromate are utilized as the sole source of carbon. α -D- lactose, β -methyl-D- glucoside, N - acetylβ -D- mannosamine, 3-methyl glucose, D- fucose, L- fucose, fusidic acid, D- serine, D- glucose-6-phosphate, D- fructose-6-phosphate, troleandomycin, minocycline, lincomycin, D- galacturonic acid, L- galactonic acid lactone, D- glucuronic acid, glucuronamide, vancomycin, tetrazolium violet, potassium tellurite, stachyose, D- raffinose, D- melibiose, N -acetyl neuraminic acid, D- sorbitol, D- arabitol, D- aspartic acid, D- serine, gelatin, L- arginine, L- pyroglutamic acid, niaproof 4, mucic acid, quinic acid, D- saccharic acid, D- lactic acid methyl ester, citric acid, α -keto-glutaric acid, γ -aminobutryric acid, β - hydroxy-D, L- butyric acid, and formic acid are not utilized as the sole source of carbon (Biolog GEN III).

Strain M 3 R204 (= NIBRBAC000499672) was isolated from the feces of a Siberian musk deer (Moschus moschiferus), Hwacheon, Gangwon Province, Korea. The DNA G + C content of the type strain is 72.9 mol %.