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. 2012 Jun 14;7(6):e39128. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039128

Table 4. Biochemical characterization of S. quercinus, S. illinoinensis, and S. virginianus.

S. quercinus S. illinoinensis S. virginianus
Fermentation
F1 D-Glucose + + +, f
F2 D-Galactose + + +
F3 Maltose w + +
F4 α-Methyl-D-glucoside - - -
F5 Sucrose - - -
F6 α,α- Trehalose + + +
F7 Melibose - w -
F8 Lactose - - -
F9 Cellobiose - - -
F10 Melezitose - - -
F11 Raffinose - - -
F12 Inulin - - -
F13 Starch - - -
F14 D-Xylose + + +
Assimilation
C1 D-Glucose +, f +, f +
C2 D-Galactose +, f +, f +, f
C3 L-Sorbose +,d - w
C4 D-Glucosamine w - +
C5 D-Ribose +,d +,d +, d
C6 D-Xylose + + +
C7 L-Arabinose +,d + +
C8 D-Arabinose w + w
C9 L-Rhamnose - + w
C10 Sucrose + + +
C11 Maltose + +, f +
C12 Trehalose + +, f +
C13 α-Methyl-D-glucoside + + +
C14 Cellobiose + + +
C15 Salicin + + +
C16 Arbutin + + +
C17 Melibiose - + +
C18 Lactose - - +
C19 Raffinose - - w
C20 Melezitose - + +, d
C21 Inulin w w +
C22 Soluble Starch + + +
C23 Glycerol + + +
C24 Erythritol + + +
C25 Ribitol + + +
C26 Xylitol +, d + w
C27 L-Arabinitol +, d +,d -
C28 D-Glucitol + + +
C29 D-Mannitol + + +
C30 Galactitiol +, f +, f w
C31 myo-Inositol - - w
C32 D-Glucono-1,5-lactone + + +
C33 2-Keto-D-gluconate + +,f +, f
C34 5-Keto-D-gluconate ? ? ?
C35 D-Gluconate + +,d +
C36 D-Glucuronate - - -
C38 DL-Lactate + +,d -
C39 Succinate + + +
C40 Citrate +, d + +
C41 Methanol - - -
C42 Ethanol +, f +,f +, f
C43 Propane 1,2 diol +, d w w
C44 Butane 2,3 diol w - w
C45 Quinic acid - - w
C46 D-Glucarate - - -
Temperature
T1 30°C + + +
T2 35°C +, f +,f +
T3 37°C - +,d -
Osmotic pressure
O1 0.01% Cycloheximide +, f +, f +, f
O2 0.1% Cycloheximide +, f +, f +,f
O3 1% Acetic Acid - - -
O4 50% D-Glucose + + +
O5 60% D-Glucose w + w
O6 10% NaCl + + w
O7 16% NaCl - - -
Nitrogen assimilation
N1 Nitrate - +, d +
N2 Nitrite - +, d -
N3 Ethylamine + + +
N4 L-Lysine +, d - +
N5 Cadaverine + w -
N6 Creatine - - -
N7 Creatinine - - -
N8 D-Glucosamine + + +
N9 Imidazole - - -
N10 D-Tryptophan + + +
Vitamins
V1 w/o Vitamins - - -
V2 w/o myo-Inositiol +, d w +
V3 w/o Pantothenate + + +
V4 w/o Biotin + - -
V5 w/o Thiamin + + +
V6 w/o Biotin & Thiamin - - w
V7 w/o Pyridoxine + + +
V8 w/o Pyrid. &Thiam + + +
V9 w/o Niacin + + +
V10 w/o PABA + + +

Abbreviations for reaction results: +, positive; -, negative; d, delayed positive; w, weak positive.