Table 2.
Phenotypic properties that distinguish the isolates from the type strains of A. acidiphila and A. robiniae
| Characteristic | Isolates A1GG17, A1GG29, A1SCA6, CGG1, CSCA57T, HGG19, HSCA45 | A. acidiphila DSM 44926T (GE 134766T) | A. robiniae DSM 44927T (GE 134769T) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degradation of Tween 20 | – | – | + |
| Growth on sole carbon sources (1 %, w/v) | |||
| d-Lactose | – | – | + |
| d-Raffinose | – | + | + |
| d-Trehalose | + | + | – |
| Growth on sole nitrogen sources (0.1 %, w/v) | |||
| Acetamide | + | + | – |
| l-Alanine | + | + | – |
| l-Isoleucine | + | + | – |
| l-Phenylalanine | + | – | – |
| l-Valine | + | + | – |
| Growth at 15 °C | + | – | – |
| pH 4.0 | + | – | – |
| Growth in presence of 1 %, w/v NaCl | + | + | – |
| Chemotaxonomy | |||
| Diagnostic sugars in whole-organism hydrolysates | Ara, gal, man, rham (trace) | Ara, man, rham, xyl | Gal, man, rham |
| Predominantphospholipids | DPG, PE, PG, PI | DPG, PE, methyl-PE, PI | DPG, PE, methyl PE, PI |
| GC content of DNA (mol%) | 68.0 | 69.2 | 70.8 |
The chemotaxonomic data on the type strains of A. acidiphila and A. robiniae was taken from Cavaletti et al. (2006)
+ positive, − negative, Ara arabinose, gal galactose, man mannose, rham rhamnose, xyl xylose, DPG diphosphatidylglycerol, PE phosphatidylethanolamine, methyl-PE methyl phophatidylethanolamine, PG phosphatidylglycerol, PI phophatidylinositol