Table 2. Differential characteristics of Anaerococcus pacaensis sp. nov., strain 9403502T, A. octavius strain NCTC 9810T, and A. tetradius strain DSM 2951T.
Properties | A. pacaensis | A. octavius | A. tetradius |
|---|---|---|---|
Cell diameter (µm) | 0.9–1.4 | 0.7–0.9 | 0.5–1.8 |
Oxygen requirement | Anaerobic | Anaerobic | Anaerobic |
Gram stain | Positive | Positive | Positive |
Optimal growth temperature | 37°C | na | na |
Habitat | Human | Human | Human |
Enzyme production | Â | Â | Â |
Indole | − | − | − |
Alkaline Phosphatase | + | − | − |
Urease | − | − | + |
Catalase | + | − | − |
Gelatinase | + | na | na |
Activity of | Â | Â | Â |
Phosphatase | Acid phosphatase | na | na |
| Â | Naphtolphosphohydrolase | Â | Â |
Saccharolytic enzyme | Hyaluronidase | − | α-glucosidase |
|  |  |  | β-glucosidase |
|  |  |  | β-glucuronidase |
Proteolytic enzyme | − | Proline arylamidase | Arginine arylamidase |
| Â | Â | Pyroglutamyl arylamidase | Histidine arylamidase |
Utilization of | Â | Â | Â |
Glucose | − | + | + |
Mannose | − | + | + |
Lactose | − | − | − |
Raffinose | − | − | + |