Description of Collinsella aerofaciens LPB 0332

Cells are anaerobic, Gram­staining­positive, non­flagellated and ovoid shaped. Colonies are circular, convex, entire and cream colored after incubation for 3 days on anaerobe basal medium at 30℃. In the API 20A system, positive reaction for esculin hydrolysis and acid production from D­mannitol, sucrose, D­maltose, salicin, D­xylose, L-arabinose, glycerol, D-cellobiose, D-melezitose, Draffinose, D-sorbitol, D-rhamnose and D-trehalose. In the API 20A system, negative reaction for oxidase activity, indole formation, urease activity, gelatin hydrolysis and acid production from D­glucose, D­lactose and D­mannose. Strain LPB0332 (= NIBRBAC000503339) was isolated from the intestine of a laboratory mouse in Daejeon, Korea (36°23′56.11″N 127°23′41.76″E) .