Table 2. Differential characteristics of Clostridium jeddahense JCDT, C. senegalense JC122 [11], C. dakarense FF1 [34], C. beijerinckii NCIMB 8052, C. difficile B1, C. cellulolyticum H10, C. leptum DSM 753 and C. sporosphaeroides DSM 1294 [53]†.
From: Non contiguous-finished genome sequence and description of Clostridium jeddahense sp. nov.
Properties | C. jeddahense | C. sporosphaeroides | C. cellulolyticum | C. leptum | C. senegalense | C. dakarense | C. beijerinckii | C. difficile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cell diameter (µm) | 1.0 | 0.5–0.6 | 1.5 | 0.6–0.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 3.0 |
Oxygen requirement | Strictly anaerobic | Strictly anaerobic | Strictly anaerobic | Strictly anaerobic | Strictly anaerobic | Strictly anaerobic | Strictly anaerobic | Strictly anaerobic |
Gram stain | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive | Variable | Variable |
Motility | Motile | Non Motile | Motile | Non Motile | Motile | Motile | Motile | Motile |
Endospore formation | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Indole | + | − | − | Na | − | + | Na | Na |
Production of | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Alkaline phosphatase | + | Na | Na | Na | − | + | Na | Na |
Catalase | − | Na | − | Na | − | − | − | Na |
Oxidase | − | Na | Na | Na | − | − | Na | Na |
Nitrate reductase | − | − | − | Na | − | − | − | − |
Urease | − | − | − | Na | − | − | − | Na |
β-galactosidase | − | Na | Na | Na | − | − | Na | Na |
N-acetyl-glucosamine | − | Na | Na | Na | + |  | Na | Na |
Acid from | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
L-Arabinose | − | − | Na | Na | Na | − | + | − |
Ribose | − | − | Na | W | Na | − | − | − |
Mannose | − | − | Na | − | Na | − | + | + |
Mannitol | − | − | Na | − | Na | − | + | + |
Sucrose | − | -Na | Na | W | Na | − | + | + |
D-glucose | − | Na | Na | Na | Na | + | + | Na |
D-fructose | − | Na | Na | Na | Na | − | + | + |
D-maltose | − | Na | Na | Na | Na | + | + | − |
D-lactose | − | Na | Na | Na | Na | − | + | − |
G+C content (%) | 52 | Â | 41 | 51 | 26.8 | 27.98 | 28 | 28 |
Habitat | Human gut | Environment | Compost | Human gut | Human gut | Human gut | Human gut | Human gut |