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. 2008 Aug 22;74(20):6171–6177. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00301-08

TABLE 2.

Differential characteristics of gen. nov. strain A911T and related other genera in the family Acetobacteraceae

Characteristic Result for genusa:
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
a

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.