Table 2. Differential characteristics of C. dakarense sp. nov. strain FF1T (Cda)
From: Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Clostridium dakarense sp. nov.
Properties | CDa | CBa | CBe | CC | CDi | CG | CP | CSa | CSe | CT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cell diameter (µm) | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.4-1.0 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 2.5 |
Oxygen requirement | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | na |
Pigment production | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | na | − | + |
Gram stain | + | + | V | − | + | + | − | + | − | |
Salt requirement | − | na | na | na | na | − | − | na | − | na |
Motility | + | − | + | − | + | + | − | − | + | − |
Endospore formation | + | + | + | + | + | + | w | + | + | + |
Production of | ||||||||||
Acid phosphatase | + | + | na | na | na | na | + | na | na | na |
Catalase | − | − | − | − | na | na | na | na | − | na |
Oxidase | − | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | − | na |
Nitrate reductase | − | − | − | na | − | − | + | + | − | − |
Urease | − | − | − | na | na | na | na | na | − | na |
β-galactosidase | − | + | na | na | na | − | + | na | − | na |
Acid from | ||||||||||
L-Arabinose | − | na | + | − | − | − | − | + | na | na |
Ribose | − | + | − | − | − | + | w | na | na | |
Mannose | − | − | + | + | − | + | na | na | na | |
Mannitol | − | + | + | + | + | − | − | w | na | na |
Sucrose | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | w | na | na |
D-glucose | + | + | + | + | na | + | + | na | na | |
D-fructose | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | na | na |
D-maltose | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | w | na | na |
D-lactose | − | na | + | + | − | − | + | w | na | na |
Hydrolysis of | ||||||||||
Gelatin | na | − | + | − | na | − | na | na | na | + |
Starch | na | na | + | − | − | − | + | − | na | |
G+C content (mol%) | 27.98 | 29.8 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 26.8 | 39 |
Habitat | Human gut | Human gut | Human gut | Poplar wood | Human gut | Mud, wastewater | Colonic flora | Sewage sludge | Human gut | Sewage sludge |