Table 2. Differential characteristics of Nesterenkonia species*.
From: Genome sequence and description of Nesterenkonia massiliensis sp. nov. strain NP1T
| Â | N. massiliensis | N. alba | N. flava | N. lacusekhoensis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cell diameter (µm) | 0.7×1.4 | 0.4–0.6 × 0.8–1.2 | 0.6–0.8 × 1.2–1.4 | 0.8–0.9 × 1–1.3 |
Oxygen requirement | Aerobic | Aerobic | Aerobic | Aerobic |
Pigment production | Dark Yellow | White | Yellow | Bright yellow |
Gram stain | cocci | Short rods | Short rods | Short rods |
Optimal temperature (°C) | 37°C | 42 | 40–42 | 27–33.5 |
Salt requirement | Â | Â | Â | Â |
NaCl tolerance (%) | 0-3 | 0-6 | 0-10 | 0-15 |
Motility | + | − | − | − |
Endospore formation | − | − | − | − |
H2S production | − | − | − | W |
Indole production | − | − | − | − |
ONPG test* | NA | + | − | NA |
Citrate test | NA | − | − | W |
Voges-Proskauer reaction | NA | − | − | − |
Production of | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Catalase | + | + | + | + |
Oxidase | − | − | − | − |
Nitrate reductase | − | − | − | − |
Urease | − | − | − | NA |
B-galactosidase | − | NA | − | NA |
Acid from | Â | Â | Â | Â |
L-arabinose | − | + | + | NA |
Mannose | − | − | + | + |
Mannitol | + | NA | − | − |
Sucrose | Â | + | + | + |
D-glucose | + | + | + | + |
D-fructose | + | − | + | + |
D-maltose | + | + | + | + |
D-lactose | − | − | − | − |
D-Galactose | − | − | − | − |
Trehalose | − | W | − | + |
D-Xylose | − | − | − | − |
Hydrolysis of: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Starch | − | v | + | − |
Gelatin | − | + | + | − |
G+C content (mol%) | 62.47 | 60.2 | 65.5 | 66.1 |
Habitat | Human gut, France | Black liquor treatment system of a cotton pulp mill, China | Paper mill effluent, China | Hypersaline lake, East Antarctica |