TABLE 2.
Differential characteristics of gen. nov. strain A911T and related other genera in the family Acetobacteraceae
Characteristic | Result for genusa:
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
Flagellation | Nonmotile | Peritrichous or nonmotile | Nonmotile | Peritrichous or nonmotile | Peritrichous or nonmotile | Polar or nonmotile | Nonmotile | Nonmotile |
Pigmentation | + | − | − | +/− | − | + | − | − |
Production of water-soluble brown pigment(s) | − | − | − | − | +/− | −/+ | − | − |
Growth on: | ||||||||
1% (wt/vol) glutamate agar | + | + | − | + | + | − | NR | − |
Mannitol-agar | + | w | + | + | + | + | NR | + |
Acid production from: | ||||||||
l-Arabinose | − | +/− | + | + | +/− | + | − | + |
d-Arabinose | − | − | − | + | − | + | NR | +/− |
d-Xylose | + | +/− | + | + | +/− | + | − | + |
l-Rhamnose | − | − | − | +/− | − | − | NR | − |
d-Glucose | + | +/− | + | + | + | + | + | + |
d-Galactose | − | +/− | + | + | + | + | − | + |
d-Mannose | − | +/− | + | + | +/− | + | − | + |
Melibiose | − | − | + | + | − | + | NR | + |
Sucrose | + | − | + | + | − | + | − | +/− |
Dulcitol | − | − | − | + | − | − | NR | − |
Glycerol | + | − | − | + | + | + | − | + |
DNA G+C content (mol%) | 37 | 52-60 | 52-53 | 59-61 | 55-66 | 54-63 | 63-66 | 56-57 |
Genera: 1, Commensalibacter gen. nov.; 2. Acetobacter; 3, Saccharibacter; 4, Asaia; 5, Gluconacetobacter; 6, Gluconobacter; 7, Acidomonas; 8, Kozakia. Data in columns 2 and 4 to 7 from the left for reference genera are from Urakami et al. (48), those in column 3 are from Jojima et al. (21), and those in column 8 are from Lisdiyanti et al. (26). +, positive; −, negative; NR, not reported.