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Biochemical Differentiation of Representative Enterobacteriacae

Citrobacter Klebsiella Enterobacter Serrata Proteus Providencia

Yersinia enterocolitca
Cronobacter sakazakii
Pantoea agglomerans

Morganella morganii
Ewingella americana

biotype 2
Edwardsiella tarda
Escherichia coli

K. pneumoniae
Shigella sonnei

Other Shigella

S. marcescens
Enterobacter)
Plesiomonas

E. aerogenes
S. enteritdis

(formerly

S. odorifera
shigelloides

P. mirabilis
(was
C. freundii

K. oxytoxa

P. vulgaris
E. cloacae
*oxidase+

P. stuarti
C. braakii

P.retgeri
C. koseri

diversus)
S. typhi
H. alvei
Indole + - - + - V - - + - -(v) + - + - - - -(v) - V + - + + + V
Methyl red + + -(v) V + + + + + + + + V -(v) - - - V V +(v) + + + + + +
Voges Proskauer - + +(v) - - - - - - - - - + + + + + +(v) + + - V - - - -
Simmons' citrate - + + - - - + - - + +(v) + + + + + + V + + -(v) +(v) - + + -
Hydrogen Sulfide (TSI) - - - - - - +(v) +w + + +(v) - - - - - - - - - + + - - - -
Urea - - - - - - - - - -(v) -(v) +(v) + + +(v) - - -(v) -(v) - + + + + -(v) +
Motlity V +(v) + + - - + + + + + + - - + + + + + + + + V + +(v) -
Lysine decarboxylase +(v) - + + - - + + + - - - + + - + - - + + - - - - - -
Arginine dihydrolase -(v) - - + - V +(v) - - +(v) + + - - + - + - - - - - - - - -
Ornithine decarboxylase +(v) - + + + - + - + - + + - - + + + - + - - + + - - +
Phenylalinine deaminase - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - +(v) -(v) - - + + + + + -
Gas from D-glucose + - + - - - + - + + + + + + + + + -(v) - - + + + - - -
Lactose + +(v) - V - - - - - +(v) + V + + + + + -(v) - + - - - - - -
Sucrose V - - - - - - - - +(v) - -(v) + + + + + +(v) + - + - - - V +
D-mannitol + + + - + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + - - - + -(v) +
Adonitol - - - - - - - - - - - + + + -(v) + - - -(v) +(v) - - - + - -
Inositol - - - + - - - - - - - - + + -(v) + + -(v) V + - - - + + -
D-Sorbitol +(v) - - - - V + + - + + + + + + + - -(v) + + - - - - - +
L-Arabinose + - + - + V + - - + + + + + + + + + - + - - - - - +
Raffinose V - - - - V - - - -(v) - - + + + + + -(v) - - - - - - - -
L-Rhamnose - -(v) + - +(v) -(v) + - - + + + + + + + + + - + - - - +(v) - -
KCN, growth in - - + - - - - - - + + - + + + + + -(v) + - + + + + + -
Gelatn (22oC) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -(v) + + + - - - -
DNase - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - -

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