Table 1 Phenototypic characteristics differentiating M. mycoides subsp. mycoide s SC (MmmSC) and capri (Mmc)
From: Mycoplasma mycoides, from "mycoides Small Colony" to "capri". A microevolutionary perspective
Characteristics | MmmSC | Mmc |
|---|---|---|
Mean colony size after 137 h at 37°C | 0.99 mm | 2.26 mm |
Liquefaction of inspissated serum | weak | + |
Casein digestion | - | + |
Sorbitol fermentation | - | + |
Presence of ornithine transcarbamylase | - | + |
Presence of alpha-glucosidase | - | + |
Thermal stability at 45°C | sensitive | resistant |
Digestion of DNA by MboI | + | - |
DpnI | - | + |
Substrate oxidation (12-50 μM) |  |  |
   Maltose | - | + |
   Trehalose | - | V |
   Mannose | - | + |
   Glucosamine | - | + |