Table 2.
Marinobacter subterrani JG233 and defining species attributes of related species.
| Characteristics | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNA G+C Content (mol%) | 52.7% | 57.1% | 58.9% | 56.9 | 58% | 57.6 | 57.1 |
| Salinity range (%a of Na+) | 0.5–20.5 | 1–15 | 1–13 | 0.5–20 | 20 | 0.5–20 | 0.5–20 |
| Temperature range (Co) | 10–45 | 4–42 | 2–37 | 4–45 | 4–45 | 4–40 | 4–40 |
| pH Range | 6–9.5 | 5–9.5 | 5–9 | 5.5–10 | 5.5–8.0 | 6–9 | 6–9 |
| Plasmids | 2 (0.2 Mb) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Utilization of: | |||||||
| Acetate | + | + | – | + | |||
| Citrate | + | – | + | – | – | – | |
| Fumarate | + | + | |||||
| Lactate | + | + | + | + | |||
| Malate | – | + | |||||
| Succinate | + | + | – | + | |||
| Arabinose | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Fructose | – | + | + | + | – | + | |
| Glucose | – | + | + | – | – | – | – |
| Glycerol | – | + | + | – | – | – | + |
| Lactose | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Mannitol | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| NAG | – | + | – | – | – | – | |
| Starch | + | ||||||
| Sucrose | – | + | – | – | – | – | |
| Hydrocarbons | + | + | |||||
| Reduction of nitrate | + | + | + | – | + | + | – |
| Reduction of nitrite | + | + | – | – | – | – | |
| Fermentative | + | – |
ain weight per volume.
NAG, N-acetyl-glucosamine.
Spaces left blank were not assayed in the original characterization paper of the species. 1, M. hydrocarbonoclasticus (Gauthier et al., 1992); 2, M. guinea (Montes et al., 2008); 3, Marinobacter subterrani JG233; 4, M. adhaerens (Kaeppel et al., 2012); 5, M. flavimaris (Yoon et al., 2004); 6, M. similis (Hooi et al., 2014); 7, M. salarius (Hooi et al., 2014).