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. 2012 Feb 3;2:4. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2012.00004

Table 1.

Phenotypic characteristics of Campylobacter concisus.

Phenotypic characteristic Reaction*
Bergey’s manual (Vandamme et al., 2005) Tanner et al. (1981) Others
Active motility A A A
Growth on minimal media N N
Growth in air+CO2 N N
Growth stimulated by formate and fumarate A A
Growth stimulated by nitrate N
Growth at 25°C N
Growth at 42°C M
GROWTH IN THE PRESENCE OF
Sodium fluoride M A
Oxgall F A
Sodium deoxycholate A
Phenol N
Janus green A
Basic fuchsin A
Crystal violet A
Safranine F A
Alizarine red S A
Azure II A
Potassium cyanide M
Methyl orange A
KMnO4 N
END PRODUCTS
H2S N# A
Formate N
Acetate F
Lactate N
Succinate A
Pyruvate N
Hydrogen A
Nitrous oxide N
REDUCTION OF
Nitrite A
Nitrate F
Selenite F
Benzyl viologen A
Neutral red A
ACTIVITY
Oxidase M A
Urease N N
Catalase N N
Benzidine A
Lysine and ornithine decarboxylase N
Indoxyl acetate hydrolysis N
Hippurate hydrolysis N
Arylsulfatase A
Pyrazinamidase A

*A, 95–100% positive; M, 60–93% positive; F, 14–50% positive; N, 0–11% positive; not available, #Trace quantities.