Table 2.

Differential phenotypic characteristics of strain KB2.

Characteristic	Results	Characteristic	Results
Growth in the absence of NaCl	+	Assimilation of:
Growth in the presence of 1.5% (w/v) NaCl	+	Glucose	+
Growth in the presence of 3% (w/v) NaCl	+	Arabinose	+
Growth at 4°C	−	Mannose	+
Growth at 42°C	+	Mannitol	+
Oxidase	+	Inositol	+
Catalase	+	Sorbitol	+
Hydrolysis of esculin	+	Rhamnose	+
Hydrolysis of gelatin	+	Sucrose	+
Fermentation of glucose	−	Melobiose	−
Arginine dihydrolase	−	Maltose	+
Urease	−	Gluconate	−
H2S production	−	Caprate	+
Indol production	−	Adipate	−
Nitrate reduction	−	Malate	+
Acetoin production	−	Citrate	+
Tryptophane desaminase	−	Phenylacetate	−
Ornithine decarboxylase	−	N-acetyl-
glucosamine	+
Beta-galactosidase	−	Amygdalin	+

+, positive reaction; −, negative reaction.