Table 1. Comparison of carbon source fermentation.

Species: 1, Sodalis praecaptivus sp. nov.; 2, Biostraticola tofi (Verbarg et al., 2008); 3, Sodalis glossinidius (Dale & Maudlin, 1999).+, Positive; w, weakly positive; − , negative; v, variable; nd, not determined. None of the species could ferment maltose or salicin.

Carbon source	1	2	3
d-Lyxose	+	nd	nd
d-Mannose	+	+	−
l-Rhamnose	+	+	−
d-Xylose	+	+	−
l-Arabinose	+	+	−
Lactose	+	+	−
Glycerol	w	+	−
d-Sorbitol	+	−	+
Cellobiose	w	+	nd
Melibiose	+	−	−
d-Tagatose	+	nd	nd
Arbutin	−	+	nd