TABLE 2.
Biochemical characteristics of bacterial isolates by API codes shown in Table 1
| Biochemical reaction | Reactivity for isolate with API codea:
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0000004 | 0002004 | 1000004 | 1002004 | 1040004 | 0400004b | 0402004c | 0502004d | 1402004 | |
| β-Galactosidase | - | - | + | + | + | - | - | - | + |
| Arginine dihydrolase | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lysine decarboxylase | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ornithine decarboxylase | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - |
| Citrate utilization | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H2S production | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | + | + |
| Urease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tryptophane deaminase | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Indole production | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | - |
| Voges Proskauer (acetoin production) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gelatinase | - | + | - | + | - | - | + | + | + |
| d-Glucose fermentation/oxidation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| d-Mannitol fermentation/oxidation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inositol fermentation/oxidation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| d-Sorbitol fermentation/oxidation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| l-Rhamnose fermentation/oxidation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| d-Sucrose fermentation/oxidation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| d-Melobiose fermentation/oxidation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amygdalin fermentation/oxidation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| l-Arabinose fermentation/oxidation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cytochrome oxidase | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
a
Codes represented in bold type indicate the only codes for Shewanella spp. in the API database.
b
API code indicating acceptable ID of S. putrefaciens.
c
API code indicating very good ID of S. putrefaciens.
d
API code indicating excellent ID of S. putrefaciens.