Table 2. Differential characteristics of B. massiliosenegalensis strain JC6T, B. timonensis strain MM10403188T, B. amyloliquefaciens strain FZB42, B. siralis strain 171544 T and B. thuringiensis strain BMB171
From: Non contiguous-finished genome sequence and description of Bacillus massiliosenegalensis sp. nov.
Properties | B. massiliosenegalensis | B. timonensis | B. amyloliquefaciens | B. siralis | B. thuringiensis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cell diameter (µm) | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.8 | 0.5 to 0.8 | 1.0 |
Oxygen requirement | aerobic | aerobic | aerobic | aerobic | facultative anaerobic |
Pigment production | − | − | − | + | − |
Gram stain | + | − | + | + | + |
Salt requirement | + | + | + | + | Â |
Motility | + | + | + |  | − |
Endospore formation | + | + | + | + | + |
Production of | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Acid phosphatase | w | na | + | na | + |
Catalase | + | − | + | − | + |
Oxidase | − | + | + | + | + |
Nitrate reductase | + | na | + | + | + |
Urease | − | na | − | na | + |
β-galactosidase | na | + | v | na | − |
N-acetyl-glucosamine | + | + | + | na | + |
Acid from | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
L-Arabinose | − | + | + | − | na |
Ribose | − | − | + | − | + |
Mannose | − | − | + | − | + |
Mannitol | − | − | + | − | + |
Sucrose | − | − | + | − | v |
D-glucose | + | − | + | − | + |
D-fructose | − | − | + | − | + |
D-maltose | + | − | + | − | + |
D-lactose | − | + | + | − | + |
Hydrolysis of | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Gelatin | − | − | + | + | + |
G+C content (mol%) | 37.6 | 37.3 | 46.48 | na | 35.18 |
Habitat | human gut | human gut | Soil | silage | soil |