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. 2021 Feb 22;71(3):004702. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004702

Table 1.

Comparison of the characteristics of genital tract Megasphaera species with validly named species of the genus Megasphaera

Strains: 1, M. lornae UPII 199-6T; 2, M. lornae DNF00751; 3, M. hutchinsoni KA00182T; 4, M. hutchinsoni UPII 135-E; 5, M. vaginalis BV3C16-1T; 6, M. vaginalis HL562; 7, M. cerevisiae DSM 20462; 8, M. elsdenii DSM 20460; 9, M. hexanoica MH; 10, M. indica DSM 25563; 11, M. massiliensis DSM 26228; 12, M. micronuciformis DSM 17226; 13, M. paucivorans DSM 16981; 14, M. stantonii AJH120; 15, M. sueciensis DSM 17042. Substrate utilization was evaluated using the Biolog anaerobe identification panel. +, Positive; −, negative; w, weak; ng, no growth; nd, not determined; R, resistant; S, susceptible. For tinidazole and secnidazole, the lowest concentrations (μg ml−1) at which we noted a clearance zone are shown. Production of SCFAs was measured after growth in PYG-mod-YG at 37 °C for 24–72 h. ;

Characteristic

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9*

10

11

12

13

14*

15

Cell size (µm)

0.9–1.5

0.5–0.7

1.0–1.4

1.4

1.2–1.9

0.8–1.2

1.2–2.3

0.87

0.4–0.6

1.2–1.9

1.1–1.8

1.0–1.4

Growth at 45 °C

nd

nd

nd

+

nd

+

Utilization of:

d-Glucose

+/−

−/+

+

+

d-Fructose

ng

nd

ng

+

+

+

+

+

+

 Lactose

nd

ng

nd

nd

 Sucrose

nd

+

nd

 Dextrin

nd

+

+

nd

d-Mannitol

+

d,l-Lactate

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

w

+

+

+

+

+

 Pyruvate

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

 Succinate

w

w

+

+

w

+

nd

nd

 α-Ketovalerate

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

nd

+

+

+

+

nd

+

l-Alanine

+

+

+

nd

+

+

+

+

nd

l-Alanyl-l-Glutamine

+

+

+

+

nd

+

+

+

+

nd

l-Glutamine

+

+

+

nd

+

+

+

nd

l-Glutamate

+

+

+

+

+

+

nd

+

+

nd

l-Serine

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

nd

+

+

+

+

nd

+

Production of:

 Gas

nd

nd

+

+

+

+

+

nd

 H2S

+

+

nd

 Indole

nd

Presence of:

 Oxidase

nd

 Catalase

nd

 Nitrate reduction

nd

Susceptibility to:

 Bile (1 mg)

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

nd

S

 Colistin (10 µg)

R

R

S

R

R

R

S

S

S

S

S

S

R

R

R

 Vancomycin (5 µg)

R

S

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

 Kanamycin (1000 µg)

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

nd

S

S

S

S

nd

S

 Clindamycin

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

nd

S

S

S

S

nd

nd

 Metronidazole

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

nd

S

S

S

S

nd

nd

 Tinidazole

nd

0.5

0.125

nd

0.25

0.125

0.25

1

nd

0.5

1

0.5

0.25

nd

nd

 Secnidazole

nd

0.5

0.25

nd

0.25

0.125

0.25

0.5

nd

0.25

0.5

0.5

0.25

nd

nd

Short chain fatty acids:

 2-Aminobutyric acid

w

+

w

+

+

+

+

nd

+

+

+

+

nd

+

 2-Methylbutyric acid

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

nd

w

w

+

w

nd

+

 Acetic acid

w

+

+

+

w

w

+

+

 Butyric acid

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

 Formic acid

w

+

w

w

+

w

+

nd

+

w

+

w

 Fumaric acid

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

nd

+

+

+

+

nd

+

 Isobutyric acid

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

w

w

+

w

nd

+

 Isovaleric acid

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

 Lactic acid

w

w

w

w

+

+

nd

w

w

w

n-caproic acid

+

+

+

+

nd

n-valeric acid

+

+

nd

+

 Propionic acid

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

 Succinic acid

+

+

nd

+

+

nd

*Characteristics for 9, M. hexanoica MH are from Jeon et al. [3], and for 14, M. stantonii AJH120 are from Maki and Looft [6].

†Data for cell size and growth at 45 °C was determined for UPII 199-6T, KA00182T and BV3C16-1T. Cell size and growth at 45 °C for the other species were obtained from the original publications [1–7, 9].

d-Glucose, d-fructose and lactose fermentation was also assessed using the Pre-Reduced Anaerobically Sterilized (PRAS) medium. +, Positive by both methods, −, negative by both methods; +/−, positive by Biolog and negative by PRAS; −/+, negative by Biolog and positive by PRAS; ng, no growth; nd, not determined.