TABLE 2.
Phenotypic features differentiating Arthrobacter sanguinis sp. nov. from its closest phylogenetic neighbors
| Feature | Reaction for:
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. sanguinis | A. crystallo- poietes | A. cumminsii | A. globiformis | |
| Activity of: | ||||
| α-Galactosidase | + | − | − | − |
| β-Galactosidase | + | − | − | + |
| N-Acetyl-β-glucosaminidase | + | − | − | − |
| α-Glucosidase | + | + | − | + |
| α-Mannosidase | + | − | − | + |
| Utilization ofa: | ||||
| Amygdaline | + | − | − | − |
| d-Arabitol | + | − | − | − |
| l-Arabinose | − | − | − | + |
| Cellobiose | + | + | − | − |
| Dulcitol | − | − | − | + |
| Galactose | + | − | − | + |
| N-Acetyl-glucosamine | + | − | − | + |
| Glycerol | + | − | − | + |
| Inositol | − | + | − | + |
| Maltose | + | − | − | + |
| Mannitol | + | + | − | + |
| Melezitose | − | − | − | + |
| Melibiose | + | − | − | + |
| Raffinose | + | − | − | + |
| Rhamnose | − | − | − | + |
| Sorbitol | + | − | − | + |
| Trehalose | + | − | − | + |
| Turanose | + | − | − | + |
a
Utilization reactions were tested as outlined in reference 5.