It is gram a negative, rod-shaped, and motile bacteria. The colony morphology is white to creamy colour, often with a circular or irregular form that is elevated. Able to tolerate a pH range between 4 and 10. Grows well at < 0.5% NaCl concentration but can also have reduced growth at both 1% and 1.5% NaCl concentration. Can grow at temperature ranges between 15º to 37º with an optimum growth at 28 ºC. The strain tested positive for the activity of nitrate reduction to nitrite, arginine dehydrogenase, urease, β-galactosidase, and β-glucosidase but not tryptophan deaminase. Utilizes Potassium gluconate, trisodium citrate, dextrin, D-maltose, D-trehalose, D-cellubiose, D-gentiobiose, sucrose, D-turanose, a-D-lactose, D-melibiose, b-methyl-D glucoside, D-salicin, N-acetyl-D glucosamine, N-acetyl-b-D mannosamine, N-acetyl-D galactosamine, a-D-glucose, D-mannose, D-fructose, D-galactose, 3-methyl glucose, D-fucose, L-fucose, L-rhamnose, D-sorbitol, D-mannitol, D-arabitol, inositol, glycerol, D-glucose6-PO4, D-fructose6-PO4, D-aspartic acid, gelatin, Glycyl-L-proline, L-alanine, L-arginine, L-aspartic acid, L-glutamic acid, L-histidine, L-pyroglutamic acid, pectin, D-galacturonic acid, L-galactonic acid, lactone, D-gluconic acid, D-glucuronic acid, glucuronamide, mucic acid, quinic acid, D-saccharic acid, , methyl pyruvate, D-lactic acid methyl ester, L-lactic acid, citric acid, a-keto-glutaric acid, D-malic acid, L-malic acid, bromo-succinic acid, tween 40, g-Amino-butyric acid, a-hydroxy-butyric acid, β-Hydroxy-D, L-Butyric acid, acetoacetic acid, propionic acid, acetic acid, formic acid as sole source of carbon, but not L-arabinose, capric acid, adipic acid, stachyose, D-raffinose, N-acetyl neuraminic acid, inosine, D-serine, L-serine or P-Hydroxyphenyl acetic acid. Sensitive to erythromycin, ampicillin, gentamicin, kanamycin, chloramphenicol, tetracycline spectinomycin, neomycin, penicillin and streptomycin. Resistant to Ni, Zn, Pb, Co, Mn, and Cu.