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. 2009 Apr 15;47(6):1953–1956. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00424-09

TABLE 1.

Phenotypic characteristics of the two clinical isolates compared to those of other clinically important Tsukamurella species

Phenotypic characteristics Presence or absence in clinical isolate from case:
Presence or absence of characteristic in indicated Tsukamurella speciesa:
1 2 T. inchonensis T. paurometabola T. pulmonis T. strandjordii T. tyrosinosolvens
Growth at 42°C +
Hydrolysis of
    Tyrosine + +
    Xanthine V
Assimilation of
    Maltose + + V +
    Cellobiose + NA
    d-Melezitose + + V +
    d-Sorbitol + + + + NA +
    Glycerol V + V V V
    2-Ketogluconate + V V +
    Xylitol V V + V
    Inositol + + + +
    α-Methyl-d-glucoside + V V
    d-Arabinose + V V V
    Ribose V V
    d-Mannose + + + V
    Mannitol + + + + + +
    Arbutine V + V
    Salicin V + V
    Inulin + + +
    l-Fucose + V + + +
    d-Arabitol + + + + + +
a

See references 7 and 25 to 27. +, characteristic is present; −, characteristic is absent; V, variable; NA, not available.