Vagococcus fessus, Hoyles et al., 2000

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Description of Vagococcus fessus B3

Cells are Gram-staining positive, non-flagellated, and coccus. Colonies are circular, raised, entire, and white colored after 2 days of incubation on MRS agar at 30℃. Positive for nitrate reduction, β -glucosidase, D- glucose, L- arabinose, D- mannose, N -acetyl-glucosamine, D- maltose, gluconate, malate, and citrate in API 20NE, but negative for indole production, glucose acidification, arginine dihydrolase, urease, protease, β -galactosidase, D- mannitol, caprate, adipate, phenyl-acetate. D- glucose, salicin, D- melibiose, L- arabinose, citrate, 2-ketogluconate, 3-hydroxy-butyrate, L- proline, L- rhamnose, N -acetyl-glucosamine, inositol, D- maltose, itaconate, and suberate are utilized. Does not utilize D- mannitol, L- fucose, D- sorbitol, propionate, caprate, valerate, L- histidine, 4-hydroxy-benzoate, D- ribose, D- sucrose, malonate, acetate, D, L- lactate, L- alanine, 5-ketogluconate, glycogen, 3-hydroxy-benzoate, and L- serine.

Strain B3 (= NIBRBAC000503068) was isolated from the intestinal tract of a finless porpoise ( Neophocaena phocaenoides ), Chungcheongnam Province, Korea.