TABLE 2.

Reactions for all media analyzed using software version VT2-R4.01

Test name	Medium and identification resultsa
	CBA			TSA			SBA			MAC
	%P	%N	%E	%P	%N	%E	%P	%N	%E	%P	%N	%E
Ala-Phe-Pro-arylamidase	0	99	1	2	98	0	0	100	0	0	100	0
Adonitol	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0
l-Pyrrolydonyl-arylamidase	0	98	2	0	99	1	0	99	1	0	100	0
l-Arabitol	0	99	1	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0
d-Cellobiose	2	98	0	2	98	0	2	98	0	2	97	1
Beta-galactosidase	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0
H2S production	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0
Beta-N-acetyl-glucosaminidase	84	15	1	80	15	5	83	14	3	52	35	13
Glutamyl arylamidase pNA	1	97	2	0	96	4	1	97	2	17	82	1
d-Glucose	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	0
Gamma-glutamyl-transferase	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	0
Fermentation/glucose	0	100	0	1	99	0	1	99	0	2	98	0
Beta-glucosidase	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0
d-Maltose	27	72	1	11	87	2	24	76	0	6	92	2
d-Mannitol	94	2	4	88	4	8	96	2	2	96	4	0
d-Mannose	70	21	9	49	37	13	60	32	8	44	45	12
Beta-xylosidase	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0
Beta-alanine arylamidase pNA	93	7	0	92	8	0	93	7	0	89	11	0
l-Proline arylamidase	57	40	3	92	7	1	38	61	1	12	80	8
Lipase	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0
Palatinose	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0
Tyrosine arylamidase	70	28	2	93	7	0	50	50	0	7	92	1
Urease	0	100	0	0	99	1	0	100	0	46	43	12
d-Sorbitol	92	4	4	84	7	9	93	4	3	92	3	5
Saccharose/sucrose	99	1	0	99	1	0	99	1	0	97	2	1
d-Tagatose	1	98	1	1	99	0	0	99	1	3	95	2
d-Trehalose	1	98	1	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0
Citrate (sodium)	78	22	0	58	41	1	75	25	0	79	21	0
Malonate	31	45	24	6	83	11	36	43	21	71	25	4
5-Keto-d-gluconate	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0
l-Lactate alkalinisation	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	0
Alpha-glucosidase	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0
Succinate alkalinisation	99	1	0	98	2	0	99	1	0	100	0	0
Beta-N-acetyl-galosaminidase	68	29	3	48	44	7	68	31	1	64	35	1
Alpha-galactosidase	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0
Phosphatase	39	30	31	14	62	24	44	31	25	91	2	7
Glyine arylamidase	0	99	1	0	100	0	0	99	1	0	98	2
Ornithine decarboxylase	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0
Lysine decarboxylase	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0
l-Histidine assimilation	10	86	4	8	92	0	14	84	2	4	94	2
Courmarate	74	26	0	71	29	0	77	23	0	64	36	0
Beta-glucoronidase	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0
O/129 resistance (comp.vibrio)	82	18	0	71	28	1	78	21	1	66	33	1
Glu-Gly-Arg-arylamidase	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0
l-Malate assimilation	20	78	2	13	86	1	22	77	1	6	93	1
Ellman	72	8	20	63	14	23	68	16	16	2	96	2
l-Lactate assimilation	11	86	3	8	89	3	11	87	2	3	95	2

^aPercent first choice for B. pseudomallei for Columbia horse blood agar (CBA), 81%; for Trypticase soy agar (TSA), 78%; for Columbia sheep blood agar (SBA), 75%; for MacConkey agar (MAC), 63%. %P, percentage of isolates positive; %N, percentage of isolates negative; %E, percentage of isolates equivocal.