Table 2. Differential characteristics of Alistipes strainsâ€
From: Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Alistipes ihumii sp. nov.
Properties | A. ihumii | A. senegalensis | A. timonensis | A. putredinis | A. indistinctus | A. shahii | A. obesi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cell diameter (µm) | 0.72 | 0.56 | 0.62 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 0.15 | 0.44–0.76 |
Oxygen requirement | anaerobic | anaerobic | anaerobic | anaerobic | anaerobic | anaerobic | anaerobic |
Pigment production | − | + | + | − | + | + | + |
Gram stain | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
Salt requirement | na | + | − | − | − | − | − |
Motility | − | − | − | − | − | − | + |
Endospore formation | − | − | − | − | − | − | na |
Production of | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Alkaline phosphatase | na | na | na | + | w | + | + |
Catalase | − | + | + | + | + | − | + |
Oxidase | + | − | − | − | − | − | − |
Nitrate reductase | − | na | na | − | − | − | − |
Urease | − | na | na | − | − | + | − |
β-galactosidase | − | w | + | − | − | + | + |
N-acetyl-glucosamine | + | na | W | − | + | + | + |
Indole | − | w | W | + | − | + | − |
Activity for | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Leucyl glycine arylamidase | + | + | + | + | − | + | + |
Glutamic acid decarboxylase | w | na | + | + | − | − | − |
Glycine arylamidase | − | + | + | na | − | − | − |
Chymotrypsin | na | na | na | − | − | − | na |
Acid from | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
L-Arabinose | na | na | na | − | + | na | na |
Raffinose | + | na | − | − | + | + | − |
Mannose | + | + | − | − | + | + | − |
Mannitol | na | na | na | na | + | na | na |
Sucrose | na | na | na | − | + | + | na |
D-glucose | na | na | na | − | + | + | na |
D-fructose | na | na | na | − | + | + | na |
D-maltose | na | na | na | − | + | + | na |
D-lactose | na | na | na | − | + | + | na |
Hydrolysis of gelatin | na | na | na | + | + | − | na |
G+C content (mol%) | 57.90 | 58.40 | 58.82 | 55.3 | 55.2 | 57.20 | 58.60 |
Habitat | human gut | human gut | human gut | appendix of children | human gut | human gut | human gut |