Table 2.
Differential characteristics of Bacillus dakarensis strain Marseille-P3515T, Bacillus sinesaloumensis strain Marseille-P3516T and Bacillus massiliogabonensis strain Marseille-P2639T compared with Bacillus ndiopicus strain FF3T and Bacillus dielmoensis strain FF4T
| Property | P3515T | P3516T | P2639T | FF3T | FF4T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cell diameter (μm) | 0.5–1 | 1–1.9 | 0.7–1 | 0.8–1.6 | 0.5–0.8 |
| Oxygen requirement | Aerobic | Aerobic | Aerobic | Aerobic | Aerobic |
| Gram stain | + | + | − | + | + |
| Motility | + | + | − | + | + |
| Endospore formation | + | + | + | + | − |
| Production of: | |||||
| Alkaline phosphatase | − | − | + | + | + |
| Acid phosphatase | + | − | + | − | + |
| Catalase | + | + | + | + | + |
| Oxidase | + | + | − | − | − |
| β-Galactosidase | − | + | − | − | + |
| α-Glucosidase | − | + | − | − | + |
| Esterase | + | + | + | + | + |
| Esterase lipase | − | − | − | + | + |
| Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase | − | − | − | − | + |
| N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase | − | + | − | − | − |
| Utilization of: | |||||
| Potassium 5-ketogluconate | − | − | − | − | − |
| d-Xylose | + | − | − | − | − |
| d-Fructose | − | − | − | − | − |
| d-Glucose | − | − | − | − | − |
| d-Mannose | − | − | − | − | − |
| Habitat | Human sample | Human sample | Stool sample | Human skin | Human skin |
Note: +, positive result; −, negative result; NA, data not available.