Table 1. Distinctive phenotypic characteristics of the strain 2RA3 and related species of the genus Chryseobacterium.
Taxa: 1, Chryseobacterium sp. 2RA3; 2, C. taeanense DSM 17071T; 3, C. taichungense DSM 17453T. Except for the hydrolysis data of the various substrates, all data for reference species was taken from Shen [40] and Park [4,1]. ND, no data available.
| Characteristic | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Production of: | |||
| Indole | + | - | + |
| H2S | - | - | - |
| Acetonin | + | - | ND |
| Enzyme activities: | |||
| Oxidase | + | + | + |
| Urease | - | - | - |
| ADH | + | - | - |
| LDC | - | - | - |
| CIT | + | - | - |
| TODA | + | - | ND |
| ODC | - | ND | ND |
| β-Galactosidase | - | ND | + |
| Acid production from: | |||
| L-Arabinose | + | - | - |
| Fructose | + | - | ND |
| Glycerol | - | - | ND |
| Lactose | - | - | - |
| Maltose | + | - | + |
| Mannitol | - | - | - |
| Trehalose | + | - | + |
| D-Xylose | - | - | + |