TABLE 2.
Biochemical characteristics distinguish Arthrobacter scleromae from its nearest phylogenetic relativesa
| Species | Results with:
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Utilization of:
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| Nic | NO3 | 10% NaCl | Sta | Vit | Glu | β-Gal | α-Glu | l-Leu | l-Ara | l-Rha | d-Rib | 2,3-But | Ino | Mal | For | Pro | |
| A. oxydans | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | W | + | + | + | W | W | + | + | + |
| A. polychromogenes | − | + | − | W | + | + | ND | ND | W | + | + | + | W | − | + | + | + |
| A. scleromae | − | W | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | W | − | − | − | W | − | − | W |
a
Data were taken from this study, Kodama et al. (20), and Wauters et al. (30). +, positive or present; W, weak positive; −, negative or absent; ND, not determined; Nic, utilization of nicotine; NO3, nitrate reduction; 10% NaCl, growth on 10% (wt/vol) NaCl; Sta, hydrolysis of starch; Vit, vitamin requirement; Glu, acid from glucose; β-Gal, β-galactosidase; α-Glu, α-glucosidase; l-Leu, l-leucine; l-Ara, l-arabinose; l-Rha, l-rhamnose; d-Rib, d-ribose; 2,3-But, 2,3-butanediol; Ino, inositol; Mal, malonate; For, formate; Pro, propionate.