Table 1. Different carbon sources utilized by Enterobacter species.

Carbon sources	E. cloacae ATCC 13047T	E. cloacae FR	Strain R2B1	Strain B4B2
Dextrin	+	+	+	+
Glycogen	w	w	w	w
N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine	+	+	+	+
D-Cellobiose	+	+	+	+
L-Arabinose	+	+	+	+
Gentiobiose	w	w	+	+
D-Glucose	w	w	+	+
D-Lactose	+	+	w	−
Sucrose	+	+	+	+
Acetic acid	w	w	+	+
cis-Acontic acid	+	+	+	+
Citric acid	+	+	+	+
Formic acid	w	w	+	+
Lactic acid	+	+	+	+
Glycerol	+	+	+	+

“w”-weak positive, “+”-Positive, “−”-Negative.