Table 4.
Biochemical reactions of DEC pathotypes
|
DEC (64) |
TSI |
Indole |
ONPG |
Motility |
Ornithine decarboxylase |
Lysine decar -boxylase |
Arginine dihydrolase |
Citrate utilization |
Glucose fermentation with gas |
Mannitol fermentation |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
+ |
− |
+ |
− |
Motile |
Non- motile |
+ |
− |
+ |
− |
+ |
− |
+ |
− |
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|
ETEC (2) |
K/A with gas |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
− |
+ |
2 |
0 |
|
EPEC (8) |
K/A with gas |
8 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
20 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
− |
+ |
8 |
0 |
|
EAEC (31) |
K/A with gas |
31 |
0 |
31 |
0 |
28 |
3 |
10 |
13 |
31 |
0 |
15 |
16 |
− |
+ |
31 |
0 |
|
EIEC (22) |
K/A with gas |
22 |
0 |
21 |
2 |
4 |
18 |
10 |
12 |
22 |
0 |
6 |
16 |
− |
+ |
21 |
1 |