Table 2.
Physiological and biochemical properties of strain ME27-1.
| Characteristics | Reaction |
|---|---|
| Motility | + |
| Catalase | + |
| H2S production | − |
| Nitrate reduction | + |
| Hydrolyzing ability | |
| Starch | + |
| Gelatin | + |
| Acid fermentation | |
| Glycerol | − |
| Ribose | + |
| β-Methyl-D-xyloside | − |
| Mannose | + |
| Inositol | − |
| α-Methyl-glucoside | + |
| Esculin | + |
| Lactose | + |
| Synanthrin | − |
| Glycogen | + |
| D-Lyxose | − |
| D(L)-Arabitol | − |
| 5-Keto-gluconate | − |
| Erythritol | − |
| D-Xylose | + |
| Galactose | − |
| Sorbose | − |
| Mannitol | − |
| N-Acetyl-glucosamine | − |
| Salicine | + |
| Melibiose | + |
| Melezitose | − |
| Xylitol | − |
| D-Tagatose | − |
| D-Arabinose | − |
| L-Xylose | + |
| Glucose | − |
| Rhamnose | − |
| Sorbitol | − |
| Amygdalin | + |
| Cellobiose | + |
| Sucrose | + |
| Raffinose | + |
| Gentiobiose | + |
| D-Fucose | − |
| Gluconate | − |
| L-Arabinose | + |
| Adonitol | − |
| Fructose | + |
| Dulcitol | − |
| α-Methyl-D-xyloside | − |
| Arbutin | + |
| Maltose | + |
| Trehalose | + |
| Starch | + |
| D-Turanose | − |
| L-Fucose | − |
| 2-Keto-gluconate | − |
“+”: positive reaction; “−”: negative reaction.