Table 3.
Differential characteristics of Paenibacillus dakarensis strain FF9T (data from this study) with Paenibacillus polymyxa[1], Paenibacillus massiliensis[26] and Paenibacillus sanguinis[26]
| Character | Paenibacillus dakarensis | Paenibacillus uliginis | Paenibacillus polymyxa | Paenibacillus massiliensis | Paenibacillus sanguinis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cell diameter (μm) | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Oxygen requirement | Facultatively anaerobic | Facultatively anaerobic | Facultatively anaerobic | Facultatively anaerobic | Facultatively anaerobic |
| Gram stain | v | v | v | + | + |
| Motility | + | + | + | + | + |
| Endospore forming | + | + | + | + | + |
| Catalase | + | + | + | + | + |
| Oxidase | − | + | − | − | − |
| Alkaline phosphatase | − | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Nitrate reductase | NA | (−/+) | + | + | + |
| Haemolysis | − | NA | + | − | − |
| Acid production from: | |||||
| Ribose | + | + | + | − | + |
| Glucose | + | + | + | − | + |
| Mannose | + | + | + | − | + |
| Rhamnose | − | − | − | − | − |
| Mannitol | − | − | + | + | + |
| Methyl β-d-xyloside | − | − | + | + | − |
| Methyl α-d-glucoside | − | + | + | + | − |
| N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase | − | + | − | + | − |
| Utilization of: | |||||
| 5-Keto-gluconate | − | − | NA | − | − |
| d-Xylose | − | − | + | − | + |
| d-Fructose | − | − | + | + | + |
| l-Fucose | − | − | − | − | − |
| d-Arabitol | − | − | − | − | − |
| Habitat | Blood culture | Fen peat of soil | Various soils | Blood culture | Blood culture |
+, positive result; −, negative result; (−/+), strain-dependent reaction; v, variable result; NA, data not available.