Table 1.

Key characteristics of strain SIJ1^T in comparison with the reference strains

Strains: 1, SIJ1^T; 2, Aureibacillus halotolerans S1203^T; 3, Bacillus acidicola 105-2^T; 4, Bhargavaea cecembensis DSE10^T; 5, Bacillus marinisedimentorum KCTC 33721^T; 6, Virgibacillus sediminis YIM kkny3^T. +, Positive; w, weak positive; −, negative; nd, not determined.

Characteristic	1	2	3	4	5	6
Source	Current study	Current study and [38]	Current study and [24]	[65]	[55]	[66]
Colony colour	Cream	Creamy white and shiny	White and little bit creamy	Brown	nd	Creamy white to pale yellow
Sporulation	+	+	+	−	−	+
Cell shape	Rods	Rods	Rods	Rods	Rods	Rods
Gram stain	+	+	+	+	+	+
Motility	−	+	−	−	+	+
Flagella	No	Peritrichous	No	No	Peritrichous	Peritrichous
Anaerobic	−	−	−	−	+	−
Growth in/at:
4 °C	−	+	−	−	−	−
42 °C	+	+	+	+	+	+
0 % NaCl	+	+	+	+	−	−
15 % NaCl	+	+	−	−	−	+
pH 6	+	−	+	−	−	+
pH 10	+	+	−	−	−	+
Nitrate reduction	−	−	−	+	+	+
Oxidase	+	+	−	+	−	+
Catalase	+	+	+	+	−	+
Urease	−	−	−	+	−	−
Gelatinase	−	+	−	−	−	+
Amylase	−	+	+	−	nd	−
Caseinase	−	−	−	nd	nd	−
Hydrolysis of:
Aesculin	+	+	−	−	+	+
Tween 80	−	w	−	−	−	−
Indole production	−	−	−	−	−	−
Citrate utilization	−	−	+	+	−	−
Acid production from:
d-Glucose	w	−	+	−	+	+
d-Mannose	−	−	+	−	+	+
d-Fructose	−	−	+	−	+	+
Maltose	+	−	+	−	+	NR
Major isoprenoid quinones	MK-7	MK-7	MK-7, MK-6, MK-5, MK-4, MK-3	MK-8, MK-6	MK-7	MK-7
Major lipids‡	PG, DPG, GL, PL, PGL,L	PG, DPG, GL	PG, DPG, GL, PE	PG, DPG	DPG, PG, PE	DPG, PG, PE, PL
DNA G+C content (mol%)	43.1*	47.7†	43.2†	59.5†	46.3*	40.9†

*G+C content determined from whole genome sequence.

†G+C content determined by reverse-phase HPLC [67].

‡DPG, diphosphatidylglycerol; PG, phosphatidylglycerol; GL, glycolipid; PL, phospholipid; PGL, phosphoglycolipid; PE, phosphatidylethanolamine; L, lipid.