Table 1.
Compared phenotypic characteristics of Peptoniphilus vaginalis strain KhD‐2T, Peptoniphilus raoultii strain KHD4T, Peptoniphilus pacaensis strain Kh‐D5T, and other closely related Peptoniphilus species. Data were obtained from the original descriptions of species
| Properties | P. vaginalis | P. raoultii | P. pacaensis | P. harei | P. lacrimalis | P. coxii | P. duerdenii | P. indolicus | P. asaccharolyticus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cell diameter (μm) | 0.66 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5–1.5 | 0.5–0.7 | <0.7 | ≥0.7 | 0.7–1.6 | 0.5–1.6 |
| % G+C | 34.23 | 31.87 | 49.38 | 34.44 | 30.22 | 44.62 | 34.24 | 31.69 | 32.30 |
| Major fatty acid (%) | C16:00 (41.6) | C16:00 (32) | C16:00 (36.4) | C16:00 (31.2) | C16:00 (27.7) | C16:00 (49.9) | C16:00 (33) | C16:00 (19.4) | C18:2ω6 (22.0) |
| Production of | |||||||||
| Alkaline phosphatase | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | + | + |
| Indole | + | − | − | + | − | − | + | + | − |
| Catalase | − | − | − | + | na | − | − | − | − |
| Urease | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| β‐galactosidase | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| N‐Acetyl‐β‐glucosaminidase | + | + | − | na | na | − | − | na | na |
| Acid from | |||||||||
| Ribose | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| d‐fructose | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| Habitat | Human vagina | Human vagina | Human vagina | Human sacral ulcer | Human eyes | Human specimens | Human vagina | Summer mastitis of cattle | Human vagina |
+, positive; −, negative; v, variable and na (not available) data.