Table 1 Characteristics that differentiate strain NCCP-36T from its closely related taxa
From: Lysinibacillus composti sp. nov., isolated from compost
Characteristics | Strainsa | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Growth temperature range (°C) (optimum) | 10–45 (28) | 15–45 (30) | 25–45 (30–37) | 25–42 (30–35) | 10–40 (30) | 10–37 (30) | 16–45 (37) |
pH range (optimum) | 6.5–8.5 (7.0) | 5.0–9.0 (7.0) | 5.0–9.0b (7.0) | 6.0–10.0 (7.0) | 5.0–9.0 (7.5) | 6.0–8.0 (7.0) | 5.5–9.5 (7.5) |
Growth in 6 % (w/v) NaCl | – | – | – | – | – | + | – |
Boron tolerance (mM) | <50 | ND | ND | ND | 0 | 50 | 150 |
Oxidase | – | – | + | –b | + | – | + |
Arginine dihydrolase | – | – | + | – | – | – | + |
Lysine decarboxylase | – | – | + | – | – | – | – |
Ornithine decarboxylase | – | – | + | – | – | – | – |
Citrate utilization | – | – | + | – | + | – | + |
Urease | – | – | + | – | - | + | + |
Tryptophan deaminase | w+ | – | + | – | ND | w+ | + |
Voges-Proskauer test | + | – | + | + | – | + | + |
Hydrolysis of gelatin | – | + | – | – | + | – | – |
Enzyme activity: | |||||||
 Alkaline phosphatase | + | – | +b | –b | + | ND | w+ |
 Esterase (C4) | – | + | +b | +b | – | – | + |
 Esterase lipase (C8) | – | + | +b | +b | – | + | w+ |
 Leucine arylamidase | – | + | +b | +b | – | – | w+ |
 Valine arylamidase | – | – | – | –b | – | – | w+ |
 Trypsin |  | + | – | –b | – | – | ND |
 α-Chymotrypsin | – | + | – | +b | – | + | + |
 Acid phosphatase | + | + | – | –b | + | – | w+ |
 Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase | – | + | +b | –b | + | – | w+ |
 α-Glucosidase | – | – | +b | –b | – | – | ND |
Oxidation/reduction of: | |||||||
   Acetic acid | + | – | + | + | – | ND | + |
   α-Ketovaleric acid | – | + | + | + | + | ND | + |
   Pyruvatic acid methyl ester | – | + | + | + | – | ND | ND |
   Pyruvic acid | – | – | + | + | – | – | + |
    L-Alanine | – | – | – | + | – | – | + |
    L-Glutamic acid | – | – | – | ND | – | – | + |
   Adenosine | – | – | – | - | – | – | + |
   Dextrin | + | – | + | + | + | ND | ND |
   β-Hydroxybutyric acid | – | – | – | + | – | – | – |
   G+C content (mol%) | 37 | 35.9 | 36.3b | 35.6b | 37.2 | 38.7 | 36.5 |