TABLE 1.
Comparison of characteristics of Arthrobacter species with Lys-Ser-Thr-Ala-type peptidoglycana
| Characteristic | Result for organism indicated
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| A. scleromae | A. chlorophenolicus | A. oxydans | A. polychromogenes | A. sulfonivorans | |
| Cell-wall sugars | Gal, Glu | ND | Gal, Glu | Gal | ND |
| Major menaquinone | MK-8(H2) | ND | MK-9(H2) | MK-9(H2) | MK-9(H2) |
| CFA composition (%): | |||||
| i-C14:0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| C14:0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| i-C15:0 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 15 |
| ai-C15:0 | 50 | 66 | 45 | 44 | 63 |
| C15:0 | − | − | 1 | 1 | − |
| i-C16:1 | 4 | 1 | − | − | − |
| i-C16:0 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
| C16:1ω7c | 5 | 1 | − | − | − |
| C16:0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 4 |
| i-C17:1ω9c | 2 | − | − | − | − |
| ai-C17:1ω9c | 7 | 1 | − | − | − |
| i-C17:0 | 1 | − | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| ai-C17:0 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 7 |
| G+C content of DNA (mol%) | 64.7 | 65.1 | 63.1 | 62.9 | 61 |
| Colony color | White | Grey | Grey-white | Blue-green | Creamy yellow |
| Motility | − | + | − | − | + |
| Growth at: | |||||
| 5°C | − | + | − | − | + |
| 37°C | + | + | + | + | − |