Table 1.

Comparison between the metabolic competences of Pantoea sp. BM39 and other Pantoea species as revealed by the Biolog system

Carbon source	BM39	Pa	Pv
α-Cyclodextrin, dextrin, glycogen, N-Acetyl-D-galactosamine, adonitol, i-erythritol, L-fucose, lactulose, D-raffinose, D-sorbitol, xylitol	-	-	-
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, L-arabinose, D-fructose, D-galactose, α-D-glucose, maltose, D-mannitol, D-mannose, sucrose, D-trehalose,	+	+	+
D-arabitol, D-psicose, turanose	-	+	-
D-cellobiose, gentiobiose	-	-	+
m-inositol	+	-	+
α-D-lactose, D-melibiose, β-A-26-methyl-D-glucoside	+	+	-
L-rhamnose	-	+	+
Succinic ac. methyl-ester, acetic ac., formic ac., D-galactonic ac. Lactone, D-glucosaminic ac., α-OH-butyric ac., β-OH-butyric ac., γ-OH-butyric ac., p-OH-phenylacetic ac., itaconic ac., α-keto butyric ac., α-keto glutaric ac., α-keto valeric ac., propionic ac., quinic ac., D-saccharic ac., sebacic ac., bromosuccinic ac., succinamic ac., glucuronamide	-	-	-
Pyruvic ac. methyl ester, D-gluconic ac., D, L-lactic ac.	+	+	-
Cis-aconitic ac., D-glucuronic ac., D-galacturonic ac.	-	+	-
Citric ac., succinic ac.	-	+	+
Malonic ac.	-	-	+
L-alaninamide, L-alanylglycine, L-asparagine, glycyl-L-aspartic ac., glycyl-L-glutamic ac., L-histidine, OH-L-proline, L-leucine, L-ornithine, L-phenylalanine, L-pyroglutamic ac., L-threonine, D,L-carnitine, γ-amino butyric ac., urocanic ac.,	-	-	-
L-glutamic Ac.	+	+	+
D-alanine, L-alanine, L-aspartic ac., L-proline, D-serine	-	-	+
L-serine	-	+	-
Phenyethylamine, putrescine, 2-aminoethanol, 2,3-butanediol	-	-	-
Glycerol	+	+	+
Tween 40	-	-	+
Tween 80	-	-	+
Inosine, uridine, thymidine	+	+	-
D,L-α-glycerol phosphate	-	+	-
α-D-glucose-1-phosphate, D-glucose-6-phosphate	+	+	-

Legend: Pa = P. agglomerans (Biolog database); Pv = P. vagans (Brady et al., [2009]).