Table 2. Differential characteristics of Anaerococcus provenciensis sp. nov., strain 9402080T, A. octavius strain NCTC 9810T, A. prevotii strain NCTC 11806T, and A. tetradius strain DSM 2951T
From: Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Anaerococcus provenciensis sp. nov.
Properties | A. provenciensis | A. octavius | A. prevotii | A. tetradius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cell diameter (µm) | 0.98–1.33 | 0.7–0.9 | 0.6–1.5 | 0.5–1.8 |
Oxygen requirement | Anaerobic | Anaerobic | Anaerobic | Anaerobic |
Gram stain | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive |
Optimal growth temperature | 35–37°C | na | na | na |
Habitat | Human | Human | Human | Human |
Enzyme production | ||||
Indole | − | − | − | − |
Alkaline Phosphatase | + | − | − | − |
Urease | − | − | + | + |
Catalase | + | − | + | − |
Gelatinase | +/− | na | na | na |
Activity of | ||||
Phosphatase | Acid phosphatase | na | na | na |
Naphtolphosphohydrolase | ||||
Saccharolytic enzymes | β-glucuronidase | − | α-glucosidase | α-glucosidase |
β-glucuronidase | β-glucosidase | |||
β-glucuronidase | ||||
Proteolytic enzymes | Leucine arylamidase | Proline arylamidase | Arginine arylamidase | Arginine arylamidase |
Pyroglutamyl arylamidase | Pyroglutamyl arylamidase | Histidine arylamidase | ||
Histidine arylamidase | ||||
Utilization of | ||||
Glucose | + | + | − | + |
Mannose | − | + | + | + |
Lactose | + | − | − | − |
Raffinose | − | − | + | + |