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Table 4 Biochemical and physiological characteristics of strain YD 25T and phylogenetically related reference type strains in the genus Serratia

From: Analysis of the genomic sequences and metabolites of Serratia surfactantfaciens sp. nov. YD25T that simultaneously produces prodigiosin and serrawettin W2

Characteristic

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Fluorescence

+

-

-

-

-

NA

-

Pigment production

+

+

-

-

+

-

+

Methyl red test

-

-

+

+

-

+

+

Urease

-

-

+

-

-

-

+

Lipase (Tween 80)

+

+

+

-

+

+

-

Adonitol

+

-

+

-

+

+

+

D-Lactose

+

-

-

+

+

+

+

D-Arabinose

+

-

-

+

+

-

+

Raffinose

+

-

-

+

+

+

-

D-Xylose

+

-

+

+

+

+

+

Melibiose

+

-

+

+

+

+

+

Lactate

+

+

+

+

+

+

-

D-Serine

+

+

+

-

-

NA

+

L-Ornithine

+

+

+

+

-

+

+

Alanine

+

+

+

+

-

+

+

L-Proline

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Phenylalanine

-

+

+

-

-

-

-

DNA G + C content (mol%)

59.52

57.5-60

60

NA

NA

59.6

59.62

  1. 1, S. nematodiphila DSM 21420T; 2, S. marcescens LMG 2792T; 3, S. ureilytica LMG 22860T; 4, S. odorifera LMG 7885T; 5, S. rubidaea LMG 5019 T; 6, S. ficaria LMG 7881T; 7, strain YD25T. +, positive; -, negative; NA, data not available