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Table 4 Characteristics which distinguish strain K-9T from other related species of Bacillus

From: Identification and growth-promoting effect of endophytic bacteria in potato

Characteristic

Bacillus sp. K-9

Bacillus velezensis NRRL B41580b

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens DSM7b

Pigmentation

Creamy white

Creamy white

Creamy white

D-Raffinose

+

+

+

Arabinose

ND

+

Citrate

ND

+

Cellulase

ND

+

Indole

+

ND

C14:0a

0.64

2.96

C16:0a

48.60

13.41

4.25

Genome size (bp)

3891530

4034335

3980199

Number of protein-coding genes

3915

ND

3754

tRNA

79

80

94

G + C content (%)

46.45

46.1–46.4

46.08

  1. a main differences in cellular fatty-acid composition (%) between strain K-9 and type strains of other related species of Bacillus. b Data from Ruiz-Garcia et al. (2005), Rückert et al. (2011), Zhang (2012), and NCBI
  2. ND not determined