T. maritimum (NCIMB 2154T) T. maritimum strains
Morphology F F
Motility G G
Gram staining - -
Oxidase + +
Catalase + +
Flexirubine pigment - -
Congo Red reduction + +
O/129 (150μg) Resistance S S
Growth on TCBS - -
O/F O O
Indole - -
Methyl red - -
VogesProskauer - -
Nitrate reduction + +
H2S - -
Arginine dehydrolase - -
Lysine decarboxylase - -
Ornithine decarboxylase - -
Citrate - -
Aesculin degradation - -
Gelatinase + +
Urease - -
Acid production from  
Glucose - -
Maltose - -
Mannitol - -
Inositol - -
Sucrose - -
Lactose - -
Growth at  
4ºC - -
37ºC - -
44ºC - -
Table 1: A summary of morphological and phenotypic characteristics of T. maritimum isolates examined in the study compared to T. maritimum reference strain (NCIMB 2154T).