Table 2. Differential phenotypic characteristics between strain IIH3T and related species
From: Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Halopiger goleamassiliensis sp. nov.
Characteristic | H. goleamassiliensis | H. xanaduensis | H. aswanensis | H. salifodinae |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cell morphology | coccus | pleomorphic | pleomorphic | pleomorphic rods |
Cell diameter (µm) | 0.8–1.5 | 0.5–1.0×3.0–13.0 | 1.25–6.50×0.6–0.9 | ND |
Pigmentation | salmon | red | pink | cream |
Oxygen requirement | strictly aerobic | strictly aerobic | strictly aerobic | strictly aerobic |
Gram stain | negative | negative | negative | negative |
NaCl range (%,w/v) | 15–30 | 15–30 | 10–30 | 11–31 |
NaCl optimum (%,w/v) | 22.5–25 | 25 | 22.5–25 | 17–20 |
Temperature range (°C) | 40–60 | 28–45 | 40–50 | 25–50 |
Temperature optimum (°C) | 55 | 37 | 40 | 37–45 |
pH range | 7–11 | 6–11 | 6–9.2 | 6–8 |
pH optimum | 8–8.5 | 7.5–8 | 7.5 | 7.0 |
Motility | non-motile | non-motile | motile | non-motile |
Catalase | + | + | + | + |
hydrolysis of | ||||
Starch | − | − | + | − |
Tween 80 | + | + | + | − |
Casein | v | − | − | ND |
Gelatin | + | + | − | − |
Lipids from egg yolk | + | ND | − | ND |
utilization of | ||||
D-Glucose | + | + | + | + |
Galactose | + | + | ND | − |
D-Xylose | + | + | + | − |
Lactose | + | − | − | − |
Fructose | − | − | + | − |
Starch | − | − | + | + |
Mannose | + | − | ND | + |
D-Ribose | + | − | ND | − |
Sucrose | − | ND | + | ND |
Rhamnose | + | ND | ND | − |
Mannitol | − | − | ND | ND |
Citrate | − | − | ND | − |
L-Arginine | − | − | − | − |
Indole production | − | − | + | − |
Urease | − | + | − | − |
H2S production | − | − | + | + |