Table 2.
Character | Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | |||||||
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ZZU 50 | ZZU 64 | ZZU 223 | ZZU 170 | ZZU 203 | ZZU 204 | ZZU 273 | ZZU 274 | ZZU 278 | ZZU 283 | ZZU 299 | ZZU 205 | |
Shape | Cocci | Cocci | Cocci | Cocci | Rod | Rod | Rod | Rod | Rod | Rod | Rod | Cocci |
Gram stain | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Catalase | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
Gas from glucose | + | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
Optical form of lactate | D(−) | DL | DL | D(−) | DL | DL | DL | DL | DL | DL | DL | L(−) |
Fermentation type | Hetero | Homo | Homo | Hetero | Homo | Homo | Homo | Homo | Homo | Homo | Homo | Homo |
Growth at temperature (°C) | ||||||||||||
5 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | w |
10 | w | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
15 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
20 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
25 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
30 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
35 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
40 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
45 | w | + | w | − | w | + | + | + | w | + | + | + |
50 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
Growth in NaCl (w/v %) | ||||||||||||
3.0 | + | + | w | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
6.5 | − | + | w | − | w | w | − | − | − | − | − | w |
Growth at pH | ||||||||||||
3.0 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
3.5 | w | + | w | w | w | + | w | w | + | + | w | w |
4.0 | + | + | w | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
4.5 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
5.0 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
6.0 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
7.0 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
8.0 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
9.0 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
+, positive; −, negative; w, weakly positive; Homo, homofermentative; Hetero, heterofermentative.