Table 2.
Differential characteristics of Paenibacillus antibioticophila strain GD11T (data from this study) with P. sanguinis strain 2301083T, P. zanthoxyli strain JH29T, P. puldeungensis strain CAU 9324T, P. terrae strain AM141T
| Property | P. antibioticophila | P. sanguinis | P. zanthoxyli | P. puldeungensis | P. terrae |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cell diameter (μm) | 0.49 × 2.67 | 0.5 × 2–3 | 0.4 × 4–4.8 | 0.3 × 1.3–2.3 | 1.5 × 4–7 |
| Oxygen requirement | Aerobic | Aerobic | Aerobic | Aerobic | Aerobic |
| Gram stain | + | + | + | + | + |
| Salt requirement | No | No | No | No | |
| Motility | + | + | + | − | − |
| Endospore formation | NA | + | + | + | + |
| Production of: | |||||
| Alkaline phosphatase | − | + | NA | + | − |
| Acid phosphatase | − | + | NA | + | − |
| Catalase | − | − | + | − | + |
| Oxidase | − | − | − | + | + |
| Nitrate reductase | + | + | NA | + | + |
| Urease | − | − | NA | NA | NA |
| α-Galactosidase | + | NA | NA | + | NA |
| β-Galactosidase | + | NA | NA | + | NA |
| β-Glucuronidase | + | NA | NA | + | NA |
| α-Glucosidase | + | NA | NA | + | NA |
| β-Glucosidase | − | NA | NA | + | NA |
| Esterase | + | NA | NA | + | NA |
| Esterase lipase | + | NA | NA | − | NA |
| Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase | + | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase | − | NA | NA | − | NA |
| Pyrazinamidase | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| α-Mannosidase | − | NA | NA | − | NA |
| α-Fucosidase | − | NA | NA | − | NA |
| Leucine arylamidase | + | NA | NA | + | NA |
| Valine arylamidase | − | NA | NA | + | NA |
| Cystine arylamidase | − | NA | NA | + | NA |
| α-Chymotrypsin | − | NA | NA | + | NA |
| Trypsin | − | NA | NA | + | NA |
| Utilization of: | |||||
| 5-Keto-gluconate | − | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| d-Xylose | − | − | − | NA | + |
| d-Fructose | − | + | − | NA | + |
| d-Glucose | − | − | − | NA | − |
| d-Mannose | − | − | NA | NA | + |
| Habitat | Human gut | Human | Soil | Soil | Algae |
+, positive result; −, negative result; NA, data not available.