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Table 5. Comparative identification of phenotypic characteristics based on genomic analysis and physiological and biochemical tests.

	Strain R9SW1^T		Strain A3d10^T		M. hydrocarbonoclasticus ATCC 49840^T		M. adhaerens HP15^T
	In vitro	In silico	In vitro	n silico	In vitro	In silico	In vitro	In silico
Nitrate reduction	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	-
Nitrite reduction	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-
Hydrolysis of starch	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Indole production	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
D-Glucose	-	-	w	-	-	-	w	-
Lactose	-	-	-	-	-	-	w	-
Glycogen	+	-	+	-	-	+	-	+
Mono-methyl-succinate	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
γ-Hydroxy-butyric acid	+	-	+	-	-	-	w	+
Succinic acid	+	+	-	-	+	+	w	+
L-Glutamic acid	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
L-Phenylalanine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
L-Serine	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-
Glycerol	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	-