Table 2.

Differential characteristics of Enterococcus burkinafasonensis strain Marseille-Q0835, Enterococcus timonensis strain Marseille-P2817, Enterococcus hirae strain ATCC 9790, Enterococcus gallinarum strain NBRC 100675, Enterococcus saccharolyticus strain ATCC 43076, Enterococcus casseliflavus strain NBRC 100478 and Enterococcus asini strain ATCC 700915

Properties	E. burkinafasonensis	E. timonensis	E. hirae	E. gallinarum	E. saccharolyticus	E. casseliflavus	E. asini
	Marseille-Q0835	Marseille-P2817	ATCC 9790	NBRC 100675	ATCC 43076	NBRC 100478	ATCC 700915
Cell diameter (μm)	0.7	0.65–1.1	na	na	na	na	na
Oxygen requirement	Facultative anaerobe	Facultative anaerobe	Facultative anaerobe	Facultative anaerobe	Facultative anaerobe	Facultative anaerobe	Facultative anaerobe
Gram stain	Positive	Positive	Positive	Positive	Positive	Positive	Positive
Motility	Non-motile	Motile	Non-motile	Non-motile	na	Motile	Non-motile
Endospore formation	—	—	na	—	na	na	—
Optimum temperature for growth (°C)
Production of:
Alkaline phosphatase	—	+	—	na	+	na	—
Catalase	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Oxidase	—	—	na	na	na	na	na
α-Glucosidase	—	+	na	na	—	na	na
β-Galactosidase	+	+	+	+	—	+	—
Acid from:
N-Acetylglucosamine	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
l-Arabinose	—	—	—	+	—	+	—
d-Ribose	+	—	+	+	—	+	—
d-Mannose	+	+	+	+	na	+	—
d-Mannitol	+	+	—	+	+	+	—
d-Glucose	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
d-Fructose	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
d-Maltose	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
d-Lactose	—	+	+	+	+	+	+
G+C content (mol%)	41.9	38.46	36.9	39.80	36.90	42.40	44.70
Habitat	Human gut	Human lung	Chicken and pig intestines	Intestines of domestic fowl	Fresh broccoli	Plant material	Caecum of donkeys