Description of Streptococcus thalassemiae sp. nov., a Bacterium Isolated from Human Blood

Table 1

Main differential phenotypic criteria.

Characteristics	1	2	3	4	5	6
β-Galactosidase	−	+	−	+	+	+
Hippuric acid	+	−	−	−	−	ND
Esculin ferric citrate	+	−	−		−	ND
D-glucose	−	+	ND	+	ND	ND
D-fructose	−		ND	+	ND	ND
D-tagatose	+	−	−	−	ND	+
Potassium 5‐ketogluconate	+	−	ND	−	ND	ND
D-trehalose	−	−	−	−	−	+
G + C (mol%)	40.5	39.8	41	41.1	40.2	39.6
Source	Blood	Clinical specimen	Oral cavity	Mouth	Mouth	Sputum

1 represents Streptococcus thalassemiae Marseille-Q2617 compared with close Streptococcus species; 2 represents Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae CCUG 49455^T; 3 represents Streptococcus mitis NS 51^T; 4 represents Streptococcus oralis 35037^T; 5 represents Streptococcus gwangjuense ChDC B345^T; 6 represents Streptococcus pneumoniae 28588^T. +, positive reaction; −, negative reaction; , variable.