TABLE 1.

Comparison of morphological and phenotypic characteristics of D. anilini strains AK1 and Ani1

Characteristic	Strain AK1	Strain Ani1a
Gram stain	−	−
Cell morphology	Short rod	Short rod
Cell width (μm)	1	1.25
Cell length (μm)	2-4	1.5-3.0
Motility	−	−
Optimum NaCl concn (%)	0.9	0.9
Optimum temp (°C)	37	35
Use of compounds (2.5 mM) as electron donors
Acetate	+	+
Lactate	−	−b
Pyruvate	+	+
Phenol	+	+
Benzoate	+	+
Aniline	−	+
2-Hydroxybenzoate	+	+
3-Hydroxybenzoate	−	+
4-Hydroxybenzoate	+	+
2-Aminobenzoate	+	+
4-Hydroxyphenylacetate	+	+
2-Fluorophenol	+	−b
2-Fluorobenzoate	+	−b
Use of sulfate (20 mM) as electron acceptor	+	+
G+C content (mol%)	57.8	59.1

^aData from reference 34.

^bData from this study.