Table 2. Differential characteristics of P. obesi sp. nov strain ph1T, Peptoniphilus grossensis strain ph5 T, Peptoniphilus timonensis strain JC401T and Peptoniphilus gorbachii WAL 10418T.
From: Non contiguous-finished genome sequence and description of Peptoniphilus obesi sp. nov.
Properties | P. obesi | P. grossensis | P. timonensis | P. gorbachii |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cell diameter (µm) | 0.87 | 1.2 | 0.91 | ≤0.7 |
Oxygen requirement | anaerobic | anaerobic | anaerobic | anaerobic |
Gram stain | + | + | + | + |
Salt requirement | − | − | − | − |
Motility | − | − | − | na |
Endospore formation | − | + | + | na |
Production of | ||||
Phosphatase | − | − | − | − |
Catalase | − | − | + | − |
Oxidase | − | − | − | − |
Nitrate reductase | − | − | − | − |
Urease | − | − | − | − |
α-galactosidase | − | − | + | − |
Indole | − | + | + | var |
Arginine arylamidase | + | + | + | + |
Glutamyl glutamic acid arylamidase | − | − | − | + |
Phenylalanine arylamidase | − | − | − | +/w |
Leucine arylamidase | + | + | − | + |
Tyrosine arylamidase | − | + | + | + |
Alanine arylamidase | − | − | − | − |
Glycine arylamidase | − | − | − | + |
Histidine arylamidase | − | + | + | − |
Serine arylamidase | − | − | + | − |
Utilization of | ||||
D-mannose | − | + | − | − |
Habitat | human gut | human gut | human gut | human |