Table 2.
Phenotypic properties that distinguish the isolates from the type strains of their nearest taxonomic neighbours
| Characteristic | Isolates FGG38, FGG39 and FSCA67T | S. albus DSM 41753T | S. carbonis DSM 41754T | S. neutrinimicus DSM 41755T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growth on acidified oatmeal agar | ||||
| Aerial spore mass | Medium grey | White | White | White/greyish white |
| Substrate mycelium | V (see Table 1) | Cream | Cream | Cream |
| Degradation of | ||||
| Tween 40 | + | − | − | − |
| Tween 60 | + | + | + | − |
| Xanthine | − | + | + | − |
| Growth on sole carbon sources | ||||
| At 1 %, w/v | ||||
| d-glucosamine | + | + | − | + |
| Meso-inositol | − | − | + | − |
| d-melezitose | + | − | − | − |
| l-rhamnose | + | + | + | − |
| d-xylose | + | − | + | + |
| At 0.1 %, w/v | ||||
| Sodium pyruvate | − | + | + | + |
| Sodium succinate | − | + | + | + |
| Growth on l-isoleucine (0.1 %, w/v) as sole nitrogen source | + | + | + | − |
| Growth at | ||||
| 10 °C | + | − | − | − |
| 30 °C | + | − | + | − |
| pH 4.0 | − | + | + | + |
| pH 6.0 | + | + | + | − |
| G+C content of DNA (mol %) | 71 | 70–72 | 70–72 | 70–72 |