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. 2018 Jan 10;23:28–38. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2017.12.006

Table 2.

Differential characteristics of Bacillus salis strain ES3T and Bacillus marisflavi strain TF-11T[36], Bacillus endophyticus strain 2DTT[37], Halobacillus halophilus strain Sl-4T[38], Paenibacillus terrae strain AM141T[39] and Paenibacillus sabinae strain T27T[40]

Characteristic B. salis B. marisflavi B. endophyticus H. halophilus P. terrae P. sabinae
Cell diameter (μm) 1.8 0.6–0.8 0.5–1.5 0.6–0.8 0.8–1.1 0.7–3.2
Oxygen requirement Aerobic Aerobic Aerobic Aerobic Aerobic Aerobic
Gram stain + + to v + to v + v +
Motility + + + + +
Endospore formation + + + + +
Production of:
 Catalase + + + + +
 Oxidase + +
 Nitrate reductase + NA + +
 Urease + NA
 β-Galactosidase NA NA NA NA
 N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase NA NA NA + NA
Acid from:
 l-Arabinose + NA
 d-Ribose + + + NA +
 d-Mannose + + + + + NA
 d-Mannitol + + NA
 d-Sucrose + +
 d-Glucose + + + + +
 d-Fructose + +
 d-Maltose NA + +
 d-Lactose NA
 Starch + + + NA NA NA
 Gelatin + + + NA NA NA
Habitat Table salt Seawater Soil sediment Soil Soil Salt lake

+, positive result; −, negative result; v, variable result; NA, data not available.