Table 1 Key differentiating characteristics of strain NGMCC 1.200843T and related type strains of the genus Paenibacillus.
Characteristics | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Optimum pH | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
pH range | 6.0–8.0 | 6.0–10.8 | 6.5–11.0 | 6.0–11.0 | 5.0–12.0 |
Temperature range (°C) | 20–37 | 4–50 | 15–37 | 10–37 | 10–40 |
Optimum temperature (°C) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 37 | 30 |
NaCl range (% w/v) | 0–2 | 0–10 | 0–9 | 0–3 | 0–5 |
Optimum NaCl (%) | 1 | ND | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Motility | + | ND | + | + | + |
Endospore formation | + | ND | − | + | + |
Cell shape | Rod | Rod | Rod | Rod | Rod |
Cell length (μm) | 2.5–4.0 | 1.6–8.0 | 1–1.2 | 4.0 | 1.6–3.3 |
Cell width (μm) | 0.4–0.5 | 0.8–1.3 | 0.6–0.7 | 1.0 | 0.4–0.7 |
Gram staining | Negative | Positive | Positive | Negative | Positive |
API ZYM results | |||||
Alkaline phosphatase | + | ND | ND | − | + |
Lipoidase (C14) | − | − | w | − | − |
Acid phosphatases | + | ND | ND | − | − |
α-Glucosidase | + | − | + | − | − |
α-Fucosidase | + | ND | ND | − | − |
API 50CH results | |||||
Glycerol | + | + | + | + | − |
Erythritol | + | − | − | + | − |
d-arabinose | + | − | − | + | − |
l-xylose | + | − | − | − | − |
Adonitol | + | − | − | + | − |
d-melezitose | + | − | − | − | − |
d-lyxose | + | − | − | − | − |
l-fucose | + | − | − | − | − |
d-fucose | + | − | − | − | − |
d-tagatose | + | − | − | − | − |
l-arabitol | + | − | − | − | − |
5-keto-d-gluconate | + | − | − | − | − |
API 20E results | |||||
ONPG hydrolysis | + | + | − | ND | + |
Rhamnose | + | − | − | + | − |
Melibiose | + | + | + | + | − |
Amygdalin | + | + | + | + | w |
Arabinose | + | − | + | + | ND |
