Table 5 Comparison of in vitro and in silico characteristics.

From: Characterization and description of Faecalibacterium butyricigenerans sp. nov. and F. longum sp. nov., isolated from human faeces

Metabolic substrate or product

AF52-21T

CM04-06T

ATCC 27768T

In silico

In vitro

In silico

In vitro

In silico

In vitro

Cellobiose

GH2, GH3

 + 

GH1, GH2, GH3, GH88

GH1, GH2, GH3, GH4, GH88, GH94

w

Galactose

GH2

w

GH2

GH2, GH36

Glucose

GH31

w

GH1, GH31

GH1, GH31, GH33, GH43

 + 

Lactose

GH2, GH31

 + 

GH1, GH2, GH31

GH1, GH2, GH31, GH36, GH43

Maltose

GH13, GH13_20, GH13_39, GH77, GT35

 + 

GH1, GH13, GH13_20, GH13_39, GH77, GT35

 + 

GH1, GH13, GH13_20, GH13_39, GH77, GT35

w

Mannose

GH2, GH3

 + 

GH2, GH3

 + 

GH2, GH3

Raffinose

GH2, GH13, GH32

GH2, GH13, GH32

w

GH2, GH4, GH13, GH32, GH36

Trehalose

GH13

 + 

GH13

w

GH13

w

Glycogen

GH13, GH13_9, GH13_39, GT5, GT35

 + 

GH13, GH13_9, GH13_39, GT5, GT35

GH13, GH13_9, GH13_39, GT5, GT35

Inulin

GH32

 + 

GH32

GH32

 + 

butyric acid

butyryl-CoA:acetate CoA transferase

 + 

butyryl-CoA:acetate CoA transferase

 + 

butyryl-CoA:acetate CoA transferase

 + 

  1. All data are from this study.
  2. GH glycoside hydrolases, GT glycosyl transferases, + , positive, w weakly positive; − , negative.