Table 1.
Biochemical identification of Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica isolate
| Biochemical test | Resulta for: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our isolate | Gilardi rod group 1 | W. chitiniclastica | Schineria larvae | Neisseria weaveri | |
| Oxidase activity | + | + | + | V | + |
| Motility | − | − | − | − | − |
| Urease activity | − | − | − | ++ | − |
| Phenylalanine deaminase | ++ | ++ | + | + | V |
| Nitrate reduction | − | − | ND | − | − |
| Nitrite reduction | − | − | ND | ND | + |
| Esculine hydrolysis | − | − | − | − | − |
| Growth at pH 5 | ++ | ND | ++ | − | ND |
| Oxidation of glucose | − | − | − | − | − |
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Symbols: +, positive; ++, strong positive reaction; −, negative. Abbreviations: V, variable; ND, not done. Data for Gilardi rod group 1 and N. weaveri are from reference 9. Data for Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica are from references 1 and 12, and data for Schineria larvae are from references 1, 11, and 12.