TABLE 1.
Identification of H. kunzii
| Test | Reactiona
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Case isolate | Typical of strain collectionb | |
| PYR | + | + |
| LAP | − | − |
| Arginine | − | − |
| Esculin | + | + |
| Hippurate | − | − |
| Urease | − | − |
| Voges-Proskauer | − | − |
| 6.5% NaClc | + | +(del) |
| 10°C | NG | NG |
| 45°C | NG | NG |
| Fermentationd | ||
| Arabinose | − | − |
| Glucose | + | + |
| Glycerol | − | − |
| Inulin | + | − |
| Lactose | + | + |
| Maltose | + | + |
| Mannitol | − | − |
| Melibiose | − | − |
| Raffinose | − | − |
| Salicin | + | V |
| Sorbose | − | − |
| Sorbitol | − | − |
| Starch | + | + |
| Sucrose | − | − |
| Trehalose | − | + |
a
Symbols and abbreviations: +, ≥88% positive; −, ≤12% positive; V, variable; del, delayed; NG, no growth.
b
Data from the NCS, based on eight clinical isolates.
c
Supplemented with 0.1% Tween 80.
d
Fermentation in 1% carbohydrate in heart infusion broth supplemented with 0.1% Tween 80; incubation at 35°C for up to 7 days.