Table 1.
Chemotaxonomic characteristics of the strains DSM 46855T, DSM 46856 and the type strains of the closely related species A. hymeniacidonis DSM 45092T and A. hoggarensis DSM 45943T
| DSM 45092T | DSM 45943T | DSM 46856 | DSM 46855T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iso-14:0 | 4 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| iso6-15:0 | 6 | − | − | − |
| iso-15:0 | − | 21.6 | 8.7 | 10.6 |
| anteiso-15:0 | 20 | 11.7 | 25.6 | 20.1 |
| 15:0 | 6 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 5.6 |
| iso-16:1 | − | − | − | − |
| 16:1 | − | − | − | − |
| isoG-16:1 | 6 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| iso1-16:0 | 16 | − | − | − |
| iso-16:0 | − | 18.2 | 10.9 | 10.9 |
| 16:0 | − | − | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| Iso-17:0 | − | 4.0 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| anteiso-17:0 | 4 | 4.2 | 10.8 | 9.6 |
| W8C-17:1 = cis9-17:1 | 19 | − | 9.1 | 10.3 |
| 17:0 | 11 | 8.8 | 13.6 | 18.3 |
| MK-8(H4) | − | − | − | 3.6 |
| MK-9(H2) | − | − | − | 0.4 |
| MK-9(H4) | 64 | +(54%)a | 99.7 | 58.1 |
| MK-9(H6) | 23 | +(3.2%)a | − | 4.1 |
| MK-9(H8) | 12 | − | − | − |
| MK-10(H4) | − | +(34.2%)a | 0.4 | 9.4 |
| Phosphatidylethanolamine | + | + | − | − |
| Phosphatidylglycerol | + | + | + | + |
| Phosphatidylinositol | + | + | + | + |
| Phosphatidylinositol mannoside | + | + | − | − |
| Glycophospholipids | − | − | + | + |
| Diphosphatidylglycerol | − | + | + | + |
| Phosphatidylmonomethyl-ethanolamine | − | − | − | − |
| Phosphatidyl choline | − | − | − | − |
| meso-A2 pm | + | + | + | + |
| Galactose, glucose, mannose, ribose, rhamnose (trace) unidentified sugar | + | + | + | + |
aAbsolute values for A. hoggarensis DSM 45943T not reported