Cells are Gram-stain-negative, non-flagellated, and rod-shaped. Colonies are yellow-colored after 3 days of incubation on R2A at 25°C. In the BIOLOG GEN III, positive for D- maltose, D- trehalose, D- cellobiolose, gentiobiose, sucrose, D- turanose, stachyose, pH 6, D- raffinose, α -D- lactose, D- melibiose, β -methyl-D- glucoside, D- salicin, N - acetyl-D- glucosamine, 1% NaCl, α - D- glucose, D- mannose, D- fructose, D- galactose, 1% sodium lactate, rifamycin SV, gelatin, L- aspartic acid, L- glutamic acid, lincomycin, pectin, tetrazolium blue, citric acid, α -keto-glutaric acid, L- malic acid, nalidixic acid, tween 40, β -hydroxy-D, L- butyric acid, acetic acid and aztreonam; weak positive for N -acetyl- β -mannosamin, 4% NaCl, D- fucose, L- fucose, L- rhamnose, D- sorbitol, D- mannitol, D- arabitol, myo-inositol, glycerol, D- glucose-6-PO 4, D- fructose, troleandomycin, glyctl-L- proline, L- pyroglutamic acid, L- serine, guanidine HCl, D- galacturonic acid, L- galactonic acid lactone, D- glucuronic acid, tetrazolium violet, methyl pyruvate, D- lactic acid methyl ester, bromo-succinic acid, potassium tellurite, α -keto butyric acid, acetoacetic acid, propionic acid and sodium bromate; but negative for pH 5, N -acetyl-D- galactosamin, N -acetyl neuraminic acid, 8% NaCl, 3-methyl-glucose, inosine, fusidic acid, D- serine, D- aspartic acid, D- serine, minocycline, L- alanine, L- arginine, L- histidine, niaproof 4, D- gluconic acid, glucuronamide, mucic acid, quinic acid, D- saccharic acid, vancomycin, p -hydroxy-pheylacetic acid, L- lactic acid, D- malic acid, lithium chloride, γ -amino-butryric acid, α -hydroxy-butyric acid and formic acid, sodium butyrate. In API 20NE test, positive for esculin hydrolysis and β -galactosidase; but negative for reduction of nitrates (NO 3) to nitrite (NO 2 -), reduction of nitrates (NO 3) to nitrogen (N 2), indole production on tryptophan, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, urease and gelatin hydrolysis. D- Glucose, L- arabinose, D- mannose, N - acetyl-D- glucosamine, D- maltose and malic acid were weakly utilized whereas, D- mannitol, potassium gluconate, capric acid, adipic acid, trisodium citrate and phenylacetic acid were not utilized. In API 32GN test, D- saccharose (sucrose), D- maltose, D- glucose, salicin, D- melibiose, L- arabinose, N -acetyl-glucosamine, sodium acetate, trisodium citrate and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid were utilized whereas, L- rhamnose, D- ribose, inositol, itaconic acid, suberic acid, sodium malonate, lactic acid, L- alanine, potassium 5-ketogluconate, glycogen, 3-hydroxybenzoic acid, L- serine, D- mannitol, D- fucose, D- sorbitol, propionic acid, capric acid, valeric acid, L- histidine, potassium 2-ketogluconate, 3-hydroxybutyric acid and L- proline were not utilized.

Strain BT346 (= NIBRBAC000503016) was isolated from a soil sample from Jeju Island, Korea.