Table 2.
Biochemical profile and identification of the isolate from the BMT recipient by conventional biochemical tests, the Vitek GNI+ system, and the API 20E system
| Biochemical reactions/enzymes | Conventional | Vitek GNI+ | API 20E |
| Motility | + | ||
| Growth on MacConkey agar | + | ||
| Nitrate reduction | + | + | |
| Cytochrome oxidase | – | ||
| β-Galactosidase | + | + | + |
| Arginine dihydrolase | – | – | – |
| Lysine decarboxylase | + | + | + |
| Ornithine decarboxylase | + | + | + |
| Citrate utilisation | – | – | – |
| Malonate utilisatiion | – | – | |
| Acetamide utilisation | – | ||
| H2S | + | + | + |
| Urease | – | – | – |
| Tryptophan deaminase | – | – | – |
| Indole | + | + | |
| Acetoin | – | – | |
| Gelatinase | – | – | |
| Glucose fermentation | + | + | |
| Glucose oxidation | + | + | |
| Fermentation/oxidation of | |||
| Glucose | + | ||
| Mannitol | + | + | + |
| Inositol | – | – | – |
| Sorbitol | + | + | + |
| Rhamnose | + | + | + |
| Sucrose | – | – | – |
| Melibiose | – | – | |
| Amygdalin | – | ||
| Arabinose | + | + | + |
| Lactose | – | – | |
| Maltose | + | + | |
| Xylose | + | + | |
| Raffinose | – | – | |
| Adonitol | – | – | |
| Dulcitol | – | ||
| Salicin | – | ||
| Indoxyl-β-D-glucoside metabolism | – | ||
| Glucose fermentation in the presence of p-coumaric | + | ||
| Esculin hydrolysis | – | ||
| Polymyxin B resistance | – | ||
| 2,4,4′-Trichloro-2′-hydroxydiphenylether resistance | – | ||
| Identification | Enterobacteriaceae | Salmonella arizonae 73% | Escherichia coli 76% |
| Salmonella spp 17% | Salmonella arizonae 23% |
BMT, bone marrow transplant.