Table 2 Differential physiological and biochemical features of the strain EP178T with closely related type strains.
Characteristics | 1 | 2a | 3b | 4c |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Temperature range for growth (°C) | 10–37 | 4–37 | 20–42 | 10–37 |
NaCl tolerance (%) | 0–7 | 1–5 | 0–6.5 | 0–7 |
Hydrolysis | ||||
Urea | − | nd | + | nd |
Esculin | + | − | − | nd |
Gelatin liquefaction | − | + | + | + |
Acid production from | ||||
Glycerol | − | + | + | + |
d-xylose | − | + | + | + |
l-fucose | + | − | − | − |
d-sorbitol | − | − | + | + |
d-adonithol | − | − | − | + |
Starch | − | − | − | + |
d-sucrose | − | − | − | + |
Major respiratory quinone | Q-9 | Q-9 | Q-9 | Q-9 |
G+C content (mol%) | 65.5 | 64.9 | 65.1 | 64.25 |
