Table 3.
Differential characteristics of Murdochiella vaginalis and the phylogenetically related species. Murdochiella vaginalis strain Marseille‐P2341T, Murdochiella asaccharolytica strain WAL 1855CT, Finegoldia magna strain CCUG 17636T, Peptoniphilus indolicus ATCC 29427T, Parvimonas micra CCUG 46357T, Helcococcus sueciensis CCUG 47334T, and Anaerococcus hydrogenalis JCM 7635T
| Properties | M. vaginalis | M. asaccharolytica | F. magna | P. indolicus | P. micra | H. sueciensis | A. hydrogenalis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cell diameter (μm) | 0.6–0.8 | 0.5–0.6 | 0.8–1.6 | 0.7–1.6 | 0.3–0.7 | na | 0.7–1.8 |
| Oxygen requirement | Anaerobic | Anaerobic | Anaerobic | Anaerobic | Anaerobic | Facultative anaerobic | Anaerobic |
| DNA G+C content (mol%) | 49.5 | na | na | 31.69 | 28.65 | 29.5 | 29.64 |
| Production of | |||||||
| Alkaline phosphatase | − | − | Variable | + | + | + | − |
| Indole | − | − | − | + | − | − | + |
| Catalase | − | − | Variable | na | Variable | − | − |
| Nitrate reductase | − | − | − | + | − | − | − |
| Urease | − | − | − | − | − | − | Variable |
| β‐galactosidase | + | − | − | − | − | − | ‐ |
| N‐acetyl‐glucosamine | + | − | − | na | − | + | na |
| Acid from | |||||||
| Mannose | + | − | − | − | − | − | + |
| Glucose | + | − | − | − | − | + | + |
| Lactose | − | − | − | − | − | + | + |
| Raffinose | − | − | − | − | − | − | + |
| Habitat | Vaginal discharges | Human wound | Human specimen | Summer mastitis of cattle | Human specimen | Human wound | Vaginal discharges |
+, positive reaction; −, negative reaction; na, data not available.