TABLE 4.

Positive biochemical reactions for eight strains of a bacillary Neisseria sp., with comparison to N. elongata subsp. elongata

Feature	No. of positive reactions/total fora:
	MDA2833 group (n = 5)	MDA1552 group (n = 2)	CCUG38158 (n = 1)	N. elongata subsp. elongatab
Acid from:
Dextrose	0/5	0/2	0/1	Negative
Lactose	0/5	0/2	0/1	Negative
Maltose	0/5	0/2	0/1	Negative
Sucrose	0/5	0/2	0/1	Negative
Oxidase	5c/5	2/2	1/1	Positive
Catalase	0/5	2/2	0/1	Negative
Spot indole	0/5	0/2	0/1	Negative
Tributilin	4/5	0/2	0/1	Negative
Nitrate to nitrite	5/5	0/2	0/1	Negative
API 20NE code, identification	1000004 at 24-48 h, low discrimination	0000004 at 24-48 h, Moraxella spp.	0000004 at 24-48 h, Moraxella spp.	Not tested

^aMDA2883 group included MDA2833, MDA0990, HUMC1166, CCUG38963, and CCUG50611; MDA1552 group included MDA1552 and CCUG45926.

^bData are from references 5, 7, and 13.

^cWeakly positive for strain HUMC1166.