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Table 2. Differential phenotypic characteristics between Gorillibacterium massiliense gen. nov., sp. nov., strain G5T and phylogenetically close Paenibacillaceae species.

From: Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Gorillibacterium massiliense gen. nov, sp. nov., a new member of the family Paenibacillaceae

Characteristic

1

2

3

4

5

Gram stain

−

+

var

var

+/var

Motility

−

+

+

+

+

Endospore formation

−

+

+

+

+

Isolated from

Gorilla gut

Human: valve of a cerebrospinal fluid shunt

Roots of Perilla frutescens

Honeybee larvae

Environment: soil

Production of

     

Catalase

+

−

+

+

+

Oxidase

−

−

−

+

+

Nitrate reductase

+

−

+

−

+

Urease

+

−

+

na

−

Indole

−

−

+

+

−

Utilization of:

     

Glycerol

−

−

var

−

−

D−xylose

+

+

var

−

−

D−glucose

+

+

+

+

−

D−fructose

+

+

w

na

−

D−mannose

+

+

+

−

−

Methyl− aD−mannopyranoside

−

−

na

na

−

N−acetylglucosamine

+

+

+

na

+

Aesculin

+

+

+

na

+

Salicin

+

+

−

−

−

D−cellobiose

+

+

+

−

+

D−maltose

+

+

+

na

−

D−lactose

+

+

+

na

−

D−melibiose

+

+

na

+

−

D−saccharose

+

+

na

−

−

D−trehalose

+

−

+

−

−

D−melezitose

+

−

na

−

−

D−raffinose

+

+

na

+

−

Starch

+

+

+

+

−

Glycogen

+

+

w

−

−

β-Gentiobiose

+

+

w

na

−

L−arabinose

w

+

−

−

−

Ribose

−

+

+

na

−

D−galactose

−

+

+

na

+

D−mannitol

−

−

+

−

+

Potassium gluconate

−

−

+

−

w

Amygdalin

−

+

−

−

−

  1. Strain: 1, Gorillibacterium massiliense G5T; 2, Paenibacillus turicensis MOL722T; 3, Paenibacillus elgii SD17T; 4, Paenibacillus alvei BCRC 11220T; 5, Brevibacillus brevis NBRC 15304T. −: negative result, +: positive result, var: variable, na: data not available, w: weak positive result