Table 2.

Differential characteristics of Bacillus rubiinfantis strain mt2^T, Bacillus novalis LMG 21837, Bacillus bataviensis LMG 21833, Bacillus drentensis LMG 21831, Bacillus niacini DSM 2923, Bacillus endophyticus UCM 5715, Bacillus siralis NCIMB 13601, Bacillus thermoamylovorans CNCM l 1378, Bacillus pocheonensis DSM 18135, Bacillus mojavensis NRRL B 14698 [31], [32], [33], [34], [35], [36], [37], [38], [39]

Property	B. rubiinfantis	B. nolis	B. bataviensis	B. drentensis	B. niacini	B. endophyticus	B. siralis	B. thermo-amylovorans	B. pocheonensis	B. mojavensis
Cell diameter (μm)	0.5–0.6	0.6–1.2	0.7–1.2	0.6–1.2	0.9–1.4	0.5–1.5	0.5–0.8	0.45–0.5	1.5–3	1–2
Oxygen requirement	Aerobic	Aerobic	Aerobic	Aerobic	Aerobic	Aerobic	Aerobic	Aerobic	Aerobic	Aerobic
Gram stain	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Salt requirement	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	+	+	NA	+	NA
Motility	+	+	+	+	−	−	NA	+	−	+
Endospore formation	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	−	+	+
Indole	−	−	−	−	+	−	NA	−	−	−
Production of:
Alkaline phosphatase	−	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Catalase	+	NA	NA	NA	+	+	+	+	+	+
Oxidase	−	NA	NA	NA	+	+	+	+	+	+
Nitrate reductase	−	+	+	+/−	+	−	+	−	+	+
Urease	+	−	−	−	−	−	NA	NA	−	−
β-Galactosidase	+	+	+	+	+	−	−	+	+	+
N-Acetyl-glucosamine	−	+	+	+	+	NA	NA	+	+	NA
Acid from:
l-Arabinose	−	−	−	−	−	+	−	−	+	+
Ribose	−	+	+	+	−	+	−	+	−	−
Mannose	+	+	+	+	+	+	−	+	+	+
Mannitol	−	+	+	−	−	+	−	−	−	+
Sucrose	−+	−	+	+	+	+	−	+	−	+
d-Glucose	+	+	+	+	+	+	−	+	−	+
d-Fructose	+	+	+	+	+	NA	−	+	+	+
d-Maltose	−	+	+	+	+	+	−	+	+	+
d-Lactose	+	−	+	+	+	+	+	+	−	−
Habitat	Human gut	Soil	Soil	Soil	soil	Cotton plants	Grassland soil	Palm vine	Soil	soil

NA: non-available data