Supplementary Materials Table 2. Metabolic evaluation of representative cultured isolates using the BIOLOG Phenotype Microarray plate, PM2a. Positive carbon source usage indicated by the symbol “X”. Gray shaded cells represent unused substrates.

Halorubrum
Substrates tested / Halomonas
9-10-3 / Salicola
9-A-U / Salinibacter
CH-10-6 / Sp. nov.
Bitterns-U / Haloarcula
CH-B-U / 11GM-10-3 / 12-10-3 / 11-10-6 / Bitterns-10-3 / RBC-A-10-3
Chondroitin Sulfate C / X / X / X / X
-Cyclodextrin / X / X
-Cyclodextrin / X
-Cyclodextrin / X / X
Dextrin / X
Gelatin
Glycogen / X / X
Inulin / x / X / X
Laminarin / x
Mannan / x / X / X / X
Pectin / x / X
N-Acetyl-D-Galactosamine
N-Acetyl-Neuraminic Acid
-D-Allose / X
Amygdalin / X / X
D-Arabinose / X / X
D-Arabitol
L-Arabitol / X
Arbutin / x / X
2-Deoxy-D-Ribose / x / X / X / X / X / X / X / X
I-Erythritol / x / X
D-Fucose / x / X
3-0--D-Galactopyranosyl-D-Arabinose / x / X / X
Gentibiose / X
L-Glucose
Lactitol / X
D-Melezitose / x / X
Maltitol / x / X / X
-Methyl-D-Glucoside / X / X / X
-Methyl-D-Galactoside / X
3-Methyl Glucose / x / X / X / X
-Methyl-D-Glucoronic Acid / x / X / X / X / X
-Methyl-D-Mannoside / x / X / X / X
-Methyl-D-Xyloside / x / X / X
Palatinose / X / X
D-Raffinose / x / X
Salicin / X
Sedoheptulosan / X
L-Sorbose / x / X
Stachyose / X / X
D-Tagatose / X
Turanose / x / X / X
Xylitol / x / X / X
N-Acetyl-D-Glucosaminitol / X / X / X / X / X / X / X
-Amino Butyric Acid / x / X / X
-Amino Valeric Acid / x / X
Butyric Acid / x / X / X
Capric Acid / x / X / X / X / X / X
Caproic Acid / x
Citraconic Acid / x / X
Citramalic Acid / X / X
D-Glucosamine / X / X / X
2-Hydroxy Benzoic Acid / X
4-Hydroxy Benzoic Acid / x / X / X
-Hydroxy Butyric Acid / x / X / X / X / X
-Hydroxy Butyric Acid / x / X / X / X / X
-Keto Valeric Acid / x / X
Itaconic Acid / x / X / X / X / X
5-Keto-D-Gluconic Acid / X
D-Lactic Acid Methyl Ester / X
Malonic Acid / X
Melibionic Acid / X / X
Oxalic Acid / x / X / X / X
Oxalomalic Acid / x / X / X / X / X / X
Quinic Acid / x / X
D-Ribino-1,4-Lactone / x
Sebacic Acid
Sorbic Acid
Succinamic Acid / x / X / X / X / X
D-Tartaric Acid / x / X / X
L-Tartaric Acid / X
Acetamide / X
L-Alaninamide / X / X
N-Acetyl-L-Glutamic Acid / X / X / X / X
L-Arginine / x / X / X / X
Glycine / x / X
L-Histidine / x / X / X / X / X
L-Homoserine
Hydroxy-L-Proline
L-Isoleucine / x / X / X / X / X / X
L-Leucine / x / X / X / X / X / X
L-Lysine / x / X / X
L-Methionine / x / X / X / X
L-Ornithine / x / X
L-Pheynlalanine / x
L-Pyroglutamic Acid / x / X / X / X / X
L-Valine / x / X / X / X
D, L-Carnitine / x / X / X
Sec-Butylamine / x / X / X
D,L-Octopamine / x / X
Putrescine / x / X / X
Dihydroxy Acetone / X / X
2,3-Butanediol / x / X
2,3-Butanone / x / X
3-Hydroxy 2-Butanone / x / X