Table 2. Differential characteristics of C. dakarense sp. nov. strain FF1T (Cda).
| Properties | CDa | CBa | CBe | CC | CDi | CG | CP | CSa | CSe | CT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cell diameter (µm) | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.4-1.0 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 2.5 |
| Oxygen requirement | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | na |
| Pigment production | - | - | - | - | + | + | + | na | - | + |
| Gram stain | + | + | V | - | + | + | - | + | - | |
| Salt requirement | - | na | na | na | na | - | - | na | - | na |
| Motility | + | - | + | - | + | + | - | - | + | - |
| Endospore formation | + | + | + | + | + | + | w | + | + | + |
| Production of | ||||||||||
| Acid phosphatase | + | + | na | na | na | na | + | na | na | na |
| Catalase | - | - | - | - | na | na | na | na | - | na |
| Oxidase | - | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | - | na |
| Nitrate reductase | - | - | - | na | - | - | + | + | - | - |
| Urease | - | - | - | na | na | na | na | na | - | na |
| β-galactosidase | - | + | na | na | na | - | + | na | - | na |
| Acid from | ||||||||||
| L-Arabinose | - | na | + | - | - | - | - | + | na | na |
| Ribose | - | + | - | - | - | + | w | na | na | |
| Mannose | - | - | + | + | - | + | na | na | na | |
| Mannitol | - | + | + | + | + | - | - | w | na | na |
| Sucrose | - | + | + | + | + | - | + | w | na | na |
| D-glucose | + | + | + | + | na | + | + | na | na | |
| D-fructose | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | na | na |
| D-maltose | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | w | na | na |
| D-lactose | - | na | + | + | - | - | + | w | na | na |
| Hydrolysis of | ||||||||||
| Gelatin | na | - | + | - | na | - | na | na | na | + |
| Starch | na | na | + | - | - | - | + | - | na | |
| G+C content (mol%) | 27.98 | 29.8 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 26.8 | 39 |
| Habitat | Human gut | Human gut | Human gut | Poplar wood | Human gut | Mud, wastewater | Colonic flora | Sewage sludge | Human gut | Sewage sludge |
C. bartlettii (CBa), C. beijerinckii (CBe), C. cellulovorans (CC), C. difficile (CDi), C. glycolicum (CG), C. perfringens (CP), C. saccharolyticum (CSa), C. senegalense (CSe) and C. thermocellum (CT).
na = data not available; w = weak, v = variable reaction