Table 3 Key phenotypic characteristics for differentiation of Silvania hatchlandensis sp. nov. and Silvania confinis sp. nov.

indole production

+

–

rhamnose

+

–

sucrose

+

–

 methyl-α-D-mannopyranoside

V^b

–

 methyl-α-D-glucopyranoside

V^b

–

 D-lyxose

–

+

 D-tagatose

–

+

 phenol red

+

–

 β-glucuronidase

+

–

 malonate

V^b

–

 stachyose

+

–

 N-acetyl-D-galactosamine

+

–

 L-pyroglutamic acid

+

–

    pectin

+

–

 quinic acid

+

–

 α-keto-glutaric acid

+

–

 D-malic acid

+

–

 D-serine

–

+

 troleandomycin

–

+

 nalidixic acid

–

+

 potassium tellurite

–

+