Table 3.

Phenotypic characterization of Phytobacter spp. (columns 1-4, bold) and related organisms as reported by API20e test strips. 1: Phytobacter diazotrophicus (n = 14); 2: Phytobacter ursingii (n = 6); 3: Phytobacter palmae (n = 1); 4: Phytobacter massiliensis JC163^T; 5: Escherichia coli DSM 30083 ^T; 6: Citrobacter amalonaticus CCUG 4860 ^T 7: Kluyvera intermedia DSM 4581 ^T; 8: Pantoea agglomerans ATCC 27155 ^T. Data from own experiments (1–3) or from BacDive (https://bacdive.dsmz.de/) (4–8)). Differences from the majority are highlighted in blue