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. 2014 Jan 6;58(4):1879–1888. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01605-13

TABLE 1.

Biochemical comparisons of Klebsiella speciesa

Biochemical parameter K. pneumoniae subsp.
K. variicola Klebsiella oxytoca Raoultella planticola Strain 10982 E. aerogenes
pneumoniae ozaenae rhinoscleromatis
Indole + vb
Lysine + v v + + + +
Ornithine +
Motility +
Citrate + + + + + + +
Urease + + + + + NK
Adonitol + + + NKc NK NK
Malonate + + + + + +
Voges-Proskauer + v + v + +
Methyl red + + v +
a

Findings for the other Klebsiella spp. are from published data (1, 45) and expected Vitek 2 results.

b

v, variable.

c

NK, not known.