TABLE 1.

Phenotypic characteristics of Globicatella isolates compared to those described previously^a

Phenotypic characteristic or relevant factor	G. sanguinis					G. sulfidifaciens
	Isolate(s) from previous study by:			HDP50220b	HDP60616b	Isolates from previous study by Vandamme et al. (11)	HDP60617b
	Collins et al. (2)	Shewmaker et al. (8)	Seegmuller et al. (6)
Hippurate hydrolysis	+	+	+	+	+	−	±
H2S production	−	ND	−	−	−	+	−
Production of:
Pyrrolidonyl-arylamidase	+	V	+	+	+	−	+
β-Glucuronidase	−	−	+	−	−	+	−
β-Galactosidase	+	+	−	+	+	−	+
N-Acetyl-β-glucosaminidase	+	−	+	−	−	−	−
Acidification of:
Inulin	−	+	ND	+	+	+	+
Ribose	+	V	+	+	+	−	−
Mannitol	+	+	+	+	+	−	+
No. of strains examined	Type strain and 8 others	28c	1	1	1	Type strain and 3 others	1
Host(s)	Humans	Humans	Human	Human	Human	Animals	Human
Clinical context	Bacteremia	Meningitis and bacteremia	Meningitis	Meningitis	Carriage	Bacteremia	Carriage
Specimen(s) of origin	Blood	CSF, blood	CSF	CSF	Groin specimen	Blood	Rectal specimen

^aIsolates were compared to those described in previous reports (2, 6, 8, 11). +, 85% or more of the strains tested positive for the indicated characteristic; −, 15% or less of the strains tested positive; V, 16 to 84% of the strains tested positive; ±, strain tested positive with the API 20 Strep system and negative with the rapid ID 32 Strep system; ND, not determined.

^bHDP50220, HDP60616, and HDP60617 strains presented the common characteristics of Globicatella spp. They grew in 6.5% NaCl brain heart infusion broth. They hydrolyzed esculin and produced pyrrolidonyl-arylamidase; they gave negative results in the leucine aminopeptidase, bile-esculin, urease, and Voges-Proskauer tests. No reaction of the Lancefield extracts with group A, B, C, D, F, or G antisera (from the Prolex streptococcal grouping latex kit; Pro-Lab, Strasbourg, France) was observed.

^cIncluding the 9 strains from the study by Collins et al. (2).