TABLE 4.

Characteristics of strains FG 5, FG 13, and SL 1^a

Character	FG 5	FG 13	SL 1
Shape	Coccus	Coccus	Rod
Ammonia from arginine	−	+	−
Dextran from sucrose	−	+	−
Gas from glucose	+	+	−
Fermentation type	Hetero	Hetero	Homo
Optical form of lactate	d	d	l
Growth at temp (°C):
10	−	w	−
15	+	+	+
45	−	−	−
50	−	−	−
Growth in NaCl:
3.0%	+	+	+
6.5%	+	−	+
Growth at pH:
3.5	−	−	+
4.0	−	−	+
4.5	+	+	+
5.0	+	+	+
9.6	+	+	+

^a−, negative; +, positive; w, weakly negative.