Strain GVCNT2(T) exhibited a comparable phenotypic profile to other members of the genus Moraxella but could be distinguished based on its ability to produce acid (weakly) from d-glucose, melibiose, l-arabinose and rhamnose and on its ability to hydrolyse DNA.  On the basis of phenotypic and phylogenetic differences from other members of the family Moraxellaceae, strain GVCNT2(T) is considered to represent a novel species of a new genus, for which the name Faucicola mancuniensis gen. nov., sp. 
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