Table 2. Differential characteristics of Anaerococcus provenciensis sp. nov., strain 9402080^T, A. octavius strain NCTC 9810^T, A. prevotii strain NCTC 11806^T, and A. tetradius strain DSM 2951^T.

Properties	A. provenciensis	A. octavius	A.prevotii	A. tetradius
Cell diameter (µm)	0.98-1.33	0.7-0.9	0.6-1.5	0.5-1.8
Oxygen requirement	Anaerobic	Anaerobic	Anaerobic	Anaerobic
Gram stain	Positive	Positive	Positive	Positive
Optimal growth temperature	35-37°C	na	na	na
Habitat	Human	Human	Human	Human
Enzyme production
Indole	-	-	-	-
Alkaline Phosphatase	+	-	-	-
Urease	-	-	+	+
Catalase	+	-	+	-
Gelatinase	+/-	na	na	na
Activity of
Phosphatase	Acid phosphatase	na	na	na
	Naphtolphosphohydrolase
Saccharolytic enzymes	ß-glucuronidase	-	α-glucosidase	α-glucosidase
			ß-glucuronidase	ß-glucosidase
				ß-glucuronidase
Proteolytic enzymes	Leucine arylamidase	Proline arylamidase	Arginine arylamidase	Arginine arylamidase
		Pyroglutamyl arylamidase	Pyroglutamyl arylamidase	Histidine arylamidase
			Histidine arylamidase
Utilization of
Glucose	+	+	-	+
Mannose	-	+	+	+
Lactose	+	-	-	-
Raffinose	-	-	+	+