Standard morphological and physiological tests were performed
to characterize this new isolate, including Gram reaction, cell morphology,
motility, growth under anaerobic conditions, catalase and
oxidase production, hydrolysis of gelatin, starch and Tween 80, as
well as other tests that are included in the species description. Procedures
for all tests have been described previously [18]. Unless
otherwise indicated, tests were performed in media that contained
10% (w/v) salt using an API® Staph (bioMérieux, France).