| Enterococcus dispar |
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Phylum Bacillota (Firmicutes), Class Bacilli, Order Lactobacillales, Family Enterococcaceae, Genus Enterococcus, Enterococcus dispar
Collins et al. 1991.
Collins et al. 1991.
Gram-positive, nonmotile cocci.
Grows at 10 ºC but not at 45 ºC. Grows in the presence of 6.5% NaCl.
Isolated from human clinical samples and from dog feces. Can survive heating at 60 ºC for 30 min.
Unknown.
- Pavel Svec and Luc A. Devriese, 2009: Genus I. Enterococcus (ex Thiercelin and Jouhaud 1903) Schleifer and Kilpper-Bälz 1984,
32VP in Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Second Edition, Volume Three, Vos, P.D.; Garrity, G.; Jones, D.; Krieg, N.R.;
Ludwig, W.; Rainey, F.A.; Schleifer, K.-H.; Whitman, W.B. (Eds.), pp 594-606.
Positive results for Voges-Proskauer test, hydrolysis of esculin, arginine dihydrolase
acid production from: ribose, lactose, tagatose, trehalose and sucrose.
Negative results for beta-glucuronidase, alkaline phosphatase, acid production from:
adonitol, arabitol, mannitol, melezitose, sorbitol, inulin, arabinose, rhamnose, sorbitol, starch and xylose.
Variable results for hydrolysis of hippurate, pyrrolidonylarylamidase, alpha-galactosidase, beta-galactosidase and acid production from
raffinose.
acid production from: ribose, lactose, tagatose, trehalose and sucrose.
Negative results for beta-glucuronidase, alkaline phosphatase, acid production from:
adonitol, arabitol, mannitol, melezitose, sorbitol, inulin, arabinose, rhamnose, sorbitol, starch and xylose.
Variable results for hydrolysis of hippurate, pyrrolidonylarylamidase, alpha-galactosidase, beta-galactosidase and acid production from
raffinose.
(c) Costin Stoica
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