TABLE 1.
Differential characteristics between strain MEB199T and its phylogenetic neighbor.
| Characteristics | 1 | 2 |
| Cell length (μm) | 6.4–16.5 | 5–13 |
| Cell width (μm) | 0.6–2.4 | 0.6–2.2 |
| Endospore | O | R |
| Motility | + | + |
| Temperature range (optimum),°C | 20–45 (37) | 20–45 (32) |
| pH range (optimum) | 7–11 (10) | 7–11 (9.5) |
| NaCl range (optimum),% (w/v) | 0–10 (3.5) | 0–7 (1) |
| Oxidation/reduction of | ||
| Acetoacetic acid | − | + |
| Acetic acid | − | + |
| Propionic acid | +(w) | − |
| Voges Proskauer | − | +(w) |
| Sucrose fermentation | − | + |
| Assimilation of | ||
| Mannitol | + | − |
| Malate | + | − |
| Maltose | − | + |
| Reduction of nitrate | + | − |
| Hydrolysis of esculin | + | − |
| API–Zym tests | ||
| Esterase (C4) | − | + |
| Esterase lipase (C8) | − | + |
| Acid phosphatase | + | − |
| ß-glucosidase | + | − |
| Polar lipids | ||
| APL | − | + |
| PL1 | + | − |
| PL2 | − | + |
| PL3 | − | + |
| PL5 | − | + |
1, Strain MEB199T; 2, Alkalihalobacillus alkalinitrilicus DSM 22532T; +, Positive; −, negative; w, weakly positive; O, oval subterminal; R, round subterminal; APL, unidentified amino phospholipid; PL, unidentified phospholipid lipid. All data were obtained from this study unless otherwise indicated.