Table 2.

Key morphological and physiological characteristics of S. halophilus strain SSA-1575.

Traits		Traits		Traits		Traits
Fermentation
D-galactose	–	Cellobiose	+/–	Soluble starch	–	Glucose	+
Maltose	–	Sucrose	–	Lactose	+	Melezitose	–
α, α-trehalose	+/–	Inulin	–	D-xylose	+	Raffinose	–
Melibiose	–
Carbon assimilation
D-glucose	+	D-galactose	–	D-xylose	+	Maltose	–
Sucrose	–	Cellobiose	–	Trehalose	+	Lactose	+
L-rhamnose	–	Salicin	–	Melibiose	–	Inulin	–
D-arabinose	+/–	Raffinose	–	Melezitose	–	Galactitol	–
L-arabinose	+	Ribitol	+	D-glucitol	–	D-gluconate	–
D-mannitol	+	myo-inositol	–	N-acetyl-D-glucosamine	–	Methanol	+/–
2-keto-D-gluconate	–	Succinate	+	Glycerol	+	DL-lactate	–
Ethanol	+	Erythritol	–	Citrate	+	Soluble starch	–
L-sorbose	–	D-ribose	+	Arbutin	–	D-glucosamine	–
Nitrogen assimilation
Nitrate (potassium)	+	L-lysine	–	Creatinine	–	Ethylamine	–
Nitrite (sodium)	–	Cadaverine	–	Imidazole	–	Creatine	–
Vitamin requirements
Vitamin-free	+/–
Growth tests
25°C	+	30°C	+	35°C	+	37°C	+
Acetic acid (1%)	+	NaCl (10%)	+	NaCl (16%)	+	Diazonium blue B	+
D-glucose (50%)	+	D-glucose (60%)	+	Acetic acid production	+	Urea hydrolysis	+/–

+; positive, –; negative, +/–; variable.