Description of a Sulfitobacter Strain and Its Extracellular Cyclodipeptides

Table 2

Characteristics that differentiate strain M44 from phylogenetically related Sulfitobacter type strains.

Characteristic	1	2	3	4	5
Motility	+	+	+	−	−
DNA G+C content (mol%)	58.04	61.7–62.5	60	63.7	56.9
NaCl range for growth (%, w/v)	0–12.5	0.5–8	1–12	1–8	1–6
Temperature range for growth (°C)	10–28	4–35	10–30	12–37	10–31
Oxidase	−	+	+	+	ND
Nitrate reduction	−	+	+	W	−
API/BIOLOG reactions:
Citrate	+	W	+	−	−
Gluconate	−	+	+	+	−
Lipase (C14)	+	+	−	−	+
Melibiose	W	W	+	−	−
D-Sucrose	+	ND	−	−	−

Strains: 1: M44; 2: Sulfitobacter pontiacus DSM 10014^T (date from [2]); 3: Sulfitobacter dubius ATCC BAA-320^T (date from [7]); 4: Sulfitobacter delicatus ATCC BAA-321^T (date from [7]); 5: Sulfitobacter donghicola DSW 25^T (date from [5]); +: Positive; W: weakly positive; −: negative; ND: no data.