Research Article
Brachybacterium epidermidis Sp. Nov., a Novel Bacterial Species Isolated from the Back of the Right Hand, in a 67-Year-Old Healthy Woman
Table 1
Differential phenotypic characteristics of Brachybacterium epidermidis strain Marseille-Q2903T and closely related bacterial species.
| | | B. epidermidis | B. paraconglomeratum | B. massiliense | B. squillarum | B. faecium | B. saurashtrene | | Marseille-Q2903 | KCTC 9916 | MT5 | M-6-3 | DSM 4810 | DSM23186 |
| | Properties | | Cell diameter (μm) | 0.6–0.7 μm | 0.5 to 1 μm | 0.5 to 0.9 μm | 1.0 to 1.5 μm | 0.5–0.75 × 1.5–2.5 μm | 0.3–0.75 μm | | Oxygen requirement | Facultative | Facultative | + | + | Facultative | + | | Gram strain | + | + | + | + | + | + | | Motility | − | − | − | − | − | − | | Endospore formation | − | − | − | − | − | NA | | Optimum temperature for growth (°C) | 31.5–37°C | NA | 37°C | 45°C | 25–30°C | 30°C | | Production of | | Alkaline phosphatase | − | NA | − | NA | NA | NA | | Catalase | + | + | + | − | + | + | | Oxidase | − | − | − | − | − | − | | α-Glucosidase | + | NA | + | − | NA | NA | | β-Galactosidase | + | NA | − | − | NA | NA | | Acid from | | N-Acetylglucosamine | + | NA | − | − | NA | NA | | L-Arabinose | − | + | − | − | + | − | | D-Ribose | + | − | + | − | + | − | | D-Mannose | − | + | − | + | + | + | | D-Mannitol | − | − | + | + | + | NA | | D-Glucose | + | + | + | − | + | + | | D-Fructose | − | + | + | − | − | + | | D-Maltose | + | + | + | + | + | + | | D-Lactose | − | + | + | − | − | + | | G + C content (mol%) | 70.43 | 68.6 | NA | 71.5 | 72.05 | 73 | | Isolation sources | Human healthy skin | Obtained from corn steep liquor | Stool from a healthy Senegalese child | Salt-fermented seafood | Deep litter (soil) | Salicornia plants |
|
|
