TABLE 2.

Impact of environmental and xenobiotic stress conditions on growth of Arsenophonus strains on Biolog III plates.

	A. nasoniae strain aNv_FIN	A. nasoniae strain aPv	Arsenophonus sp. strain aPb	Arsenophonus apicola ArsBeeUS
pH 6	+++	++	+++	+++
pH 5	++	–	–	++
1% NaCl	+++	++	+++	+++
4% NaCl	+++	++	–	+++
8% NaCl	+++	++	–	+++
1% sodium lactate	+++	++	+++	+++
Fusidic acid	+++	++	+++	+++
D-Serine	+++	++	+++	+++
Troleandomycin	+++	++	+++	+++
Rifamycin SV	+++	++	+++	+++
Minocycline	+++	++	+++	+++
Lincomycin	+++	++	+++	+++
Guanidine HCl	+++	++	+++	+++
Niaproof 4	++	–	+++	–
Vancomycin	+++	++	+++	+++
Tetrazolium violet	++	++	+++	–
Tetrazolium blue	+++	++	+++	+++
Nalidixic acid	+++	++	+++	+++
Lithium chloride	+++	++	+++	+++
Potassium tellurite	+++	++	+++	+++
Aztreonam	+++	++	+++	+++
Sodium butyrate	+++	++	+++	+++
Sodium bromate	–	–	–	–

−, no growth; +, seriously inhibited growth; ++, inhibited growth; +++, no measurable inhibition.