Table 2.

Carbohydrate assimilation profile, and urease, laccase, and salt tolerance test results for the analysed species. – = Negative, + = positive, W = weak.

Carbohydrate/Test	T. grisea	F. senegalensis	F. tompkinsii	Roussoella sp.	M. romeroi	B. mackinnonii	Pseud. larense
GAL (D-galactose)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
ACT (actidione)	+	+	+	+	+	–	–
SAC (D-saccharose)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
NAG (N-acetyl-glucosamine)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
LAT (DL-lactate)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
ARA (L-arabinose)	–	+	–	+	–	+/–	–
CEL (D-cellobiose)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
RAF (D-raffinose)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
MAL (D-maltose)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
TRE (D-trehalose)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
2KG (potassium 2-keto-gluconate)	+	–	+	+	+	+	+
MDG (methyl-D-glucopyranoside)	+	+	+	+	–	+	+
MaN (D-mannitol)	+	+/–	+	+	+	+	+
LAC (D-lactose)	–	+	–	+/–	–	–	–
INO (inositol)	+	+/–	–	+	+	+	+
SOR (D-sorbitol)	+	+/–	–	+	+	+	+
XYL (D-xylose)	+	+	+	+	+	+	–
RIB (D-ribose)	–	–	–	–	–	+/–	–/+
GLY (glycerol)	–	–	–	–	–	–	+
RHA (L-rhamnose)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
PLE (palatinose)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
ERY (erythritol)	+/–	–	+	+	+	+	+
MEL (D-melibiose)	+	–	+/–	+	+/–	+	+
GRT (sodium glucuronate)	–	–	–	–	–	+/–	–
MLZ (D-melezitose)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
GNT (potassium gluconate)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
LVT (levulinate)	+/–	–	–	–	–	+	–
GLU (D-glucose)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
SBE (L-sorbose)	+	+	W	+	+	–	–
GLN (glucosamine)	–	–	–	–/W	–	–	–
ESC (esculin)	+	+	+	–	W	+	+
Salt tolerance test (NACL)	20 %	20 %	20 %	20 %	20 %	20 %	10–20 %
Laccase test	+	+	–/W	+	+	+	+
Urease test	+	+	+	+	+	+	+