Table 1.

Differential characteristics of strain GKU 173^T and closely related Fodinicola species. All data obtained from the present study unless otherwise indicated. +, Positive; w, weakly positive; -, negative.

Characteristics	GKU 173T	Fodinicola feengrottensis HKI 0501T
Isolation source	Roots of plants	Acidic rocks *
Cell morphology	Fragmentation of aerial hyphae	Fragmentation of aerial hyphae *
Growth Substrate mycelium Soluble pigment	Good Red Red	Moderate Pale orange None
Temperature range for growth (°C)	14–42	14–40
pH range for growth	4–11	4–9
NaCl range for growth (%, w/v)	0–6	0–3
Urea	-	+
Acid production:
- Adonitol	+	-
- Myo-inositol	+	-
- Rhamnose	-	+
- D-sorbitol	+	-
Carbon utilization:
- Adonitol	+	-
- Lactose	w	+
- Myo-inositol	+	-
- Rhamnose	+	w
- D-sorbitol	+	-
- D-xylose	+	w
Nitrogen utilization:
- L-histidine	+	w
- L-isoleucine	+	w
- L-tryptophan	+	-
- L-valine	+	w
Enzyme activities:
- Βeta-glucosidase	+	-
- Cystine arylamidase	w	+
- Esterase	+	w
- Lipase	+	w

* Data obtained from [11].