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Firmicutes => Bacilli => Lactobacillales => Enterococcaceae => Enterococcus => Enterococcus columbae Devriese, Ceyssens,
Rodrigues & Collins 1993.
Rodrigues & Collins 1993.
Gram positive cocci, sometimes motile.
Carboxiphilic - prefers an increased CO2 content in atmosphere. No growth on
Slanetz–Bartley medium. Variable growth in 6.5% NaCl.
Grows on bile esculin agar in 3–10% CO2 in air but not inthe normal atmosphere°C.
Slanetz–Bartley medium. Variable growth in 6.5% NaCl.
Grows on bile esculin agar in 3–10% CO2 in air but not inthe normal atmosphere°C.
Isolated from the intestinal flora of domestic pigeons, rarely isolated from water.
Unknown (none).
- Pavel Švec 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 pyruvate utilization, acetoin production, alpha-galactosidase,
hydrolysis of esculin, hydrolysis of starch, acid production from: inulin, arbutin,
cellobiose, D-fructose, galactose, beta-gentibiose, D-glucose, maltose, mannose,
melibiose, alpha-methyl-D-glucoside, D-raffinose, sucrose & D-xylose.
Negative results for arginine dehydrolase, pyrrolidonyl arylamidase, beta-glucuronidase,
hippurate hydrolysis, acid production from: adonitol, L-sorbose, amygdalin, dulcitol, erythritol, fucose, gluconate, glycerol, inositol,
5-keto-gluconate, D-lyxose, alpha-methyl-d-mannoside & L-xylose.
Variable results for alkaline phosphatase, leucine arylamidase, beta-galactosidase, acid production from: D-arabitol, melezitose,
amygdalin, L-arabinose, L-arabitol, glycogen, 2-keto-gluconate, lactose, mannitol, rhamnose, sorbitol, starch, D-tagatose, D-turanose,
trehalose & xylitol.
hydrolysis of esculin, hydrolysis of starch, acid production from: inulin, arbutin,
cellobiose, D-fructose, galactose, beta-gentibiose, D-glucose, maltose, mannose,
melibiose, alpha-methyl-D-glucoside, D-raffinose, sucrose & D-xylose.
Negative results for arginine dehydrolase, pyrrolidonyl arylamidase, beta-glucuronidase,
hippurate hydrolysis, acid production from: adonitol, L-sorbose, amygdalin, dulcitol, erythritol, fucose, gluconate, glycerol, inositol,
5-keto-gluconate, D-lyxose, alpha-methyl-d-mannoside & L-xylose.
Variable results for alkaline phosphatase, leucine arylamidase, beta-galactosidase, acid production from: D-arabitol, melezitose,
amygdalin, L-arabinose, L-arabitol, glycogen, 2-keto-gluconate, lactose, mannitol, rhamnose, sorbitol, starch, D-tagatose, D-turanose,
trehalose & xylitol.
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