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Table 2. Differential characteristics of B. massiliensis sp. nov strain ph1T, B. agri strain NRRL NRS-1219, B. laterosporus strain JCM 2496 and B. brevis NBRC 15304T.

From: Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Brevibacillus massiliensis sp. nov.

Properties

B. massiliensis

B. agri

B. laterosporus

B. brevis

Cell diameter (µm)

0.74

0.75

na

0.50

Oxygen requirement

aerobic

aerobic

aerobic, facultative anaerobic

aerobic

Gram stain

+

+

var

+

Salt requirement

na

na

na

Motility

+

+

+

+

Endospore formation

na

+

+

+

Production of

    

Alkaline phosphatase

+

na

na

Acid phosphatase

+

na

na

Catalase

+

+

+

+

Oxidase

+

na

+

Nitrate reductase

na

+

Urease

na

α-galactosidase

na

na

β-galactosidase

na

na

β-glucuronidase

na

na

α-glucosidase

na

na

N-acetyl-β-glucosamidase

na

na

Indole

Esterase

w

na

na

+

Esterase lipase

w

na

na

+

Naphthyl-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase

+

na

na

+

Arginine arylamidase

na

na

na

Arginine dihydrolase

na

na

Glutamyl glutamic acid arylamidase

na

na

na

Phenylalanine arylamidase

na

na

na

Leucine arylamidase

w

na

na

Cystine arylamidase

+

na

na

Valine arylamidase

w

na

na

Glycine arylamidase

na

na

na

Histidine arylamidase

na

na

na

Serine arylamidase

na

na

na

Utilization of

    

D-mannose

na

na

Habitat

human gut

environment

environment

environment