TABLE 1.

Detection of motility at 30°C in E. casseliflavus and E. gallinarum by 15 motility media and a direct microscopic method

Manufacturer and media	No. of strains with motility detection result
	E. casseliflavus (n = 31)				E. gallinarum (n = 41)
	24 h	48-72 h	Negative	%a	24 h	48-72 h	Negative	%a
BD
Motility indole lysine H2S	12	4	15	52	32	6	3	93
Motility indole ornithine	23	4	4	87	35	3	3	93
Motility nitrate	28	3	0	100	36	5	0	100
Motility test medium-TTC	25	5	1	97	37	4	0	100
SIM	29	1	1	97	41	0	0	100
PML
Motility indole ornithine	29	0	2	94	41	0	0	100
Motility test medium-TTC	9	10	12	61	24	11	6	85
Remel
Motility B	27	4	0	100	39	2	0	100
Motility B-TTC	29	1	1	97	41	0	0	100
Motility B-MDGb	31/29	0/2	0/0	100/100	41/41	0/0	0/0	100/100
Motility GI	20	10	1	97	25	12	4	90
Motility indole ornithine	4	3	24	23	21	11	9	78
Motility S	24	7	0	100	39	2	0	100
Motility test medium	30	1	0	100	41	0	0	100
Motility test medium-TTC	31	0	0	100	41	0	0	100
Direct 2-h microscopy	31c			100	41c			100

^aPercent detected after 72 h.

^bMotility B results/MDG results.

^cResults after 2 h.