Table 1.
Differential phenotypic characteristics between Lactococcus garvieae strain M14 and phylogenetically close speciesa
| Characteristic | L. garvieae M14 DSM 29394 | L. garvieae YT-3 DSM 6783 | L. lactis subsp. lactis DSM 20481 | L. lactis subsp. cremoris DSM 20069 | L. rhamnosus DSM 20021 | L. sakei subsp. sakei DSM 20017 | L. plantarum DSM 20174 | L. fermentum DSM 20052 | L salivarius DSM 20555 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gram stain | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive |
| Cell shape | Cocci | Cocci | Rod | Rod | Rod | Rod | Rod | Rod | Rod |
| l-Arabinose | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | − |
| d-Ribose | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | − |
| d-Glucose | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| d-Galactose | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| d-Mannitol | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | − | + |
| Amygdalin | + | + | + | − | + | − | + | − | − |
| Arbutin | + | + | + | − | + | − | + | − | − |
| Esculin | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| d-Cellobiose | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | − |
| d-Lactose | + | − | + | − | + | − | + | + | + |
| Inulin | − | − | + | − | − | − | + | − | − |
| d-Melezitose | − | − | − | − | + | − | + | − | − |
| Glycogen | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| Alkaline phosphatase | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | − |
| Acid phosphatase | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | − | + |
| α-Glucosidase | + | + | + | − | + | − | − | + | + |
| N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase | − | − | + | − | + | − | − | + | − |
| α-Mannosidase | − | − | + | − | − | − | + | + | − |
DSMZ, Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen.
a
The type strains of related lactic acid bacteria species were obtained from the DSMZ culture collection (Braunschweig, Germany). All strains were cultured according to recommendations given in the DSMZ catalogue of strains.