TABLE 5.
Profile of the 51 strains of biotype 3 in BD-Phoenix, using NMIC/ID-5 cardsa
| Substrate | % (No.) of positive strains |
|---|---|
| Phenylalanine-AMC | 100 (51) |
| 4MU-NAG | 100 (51) |
| Glutamic acid-AMC | 0 (0) |
| Tryptophan-AMC | 86 (44) |
| PYR-AMC | 0 (0) |
| Proline-AMC | 100 (51) |
| Arginine-AMC | 100 (51) |
| Arginine-arginine-AMC | 100 (51) |
| Glycine-AMC | 100 (51) |
| Leucine-AMC | 100 (51) |
| Lysine-alanine-AMC | 100 (51) |
| Glutaryl-glycine-arginine-AMC | 6 (3) |
| Glycine-proline-AMC | 33 (17) |
| Colistin | 0 (0) |
| Polymyxin B | 0 (0) |
| Mannitol | 0 (0) |
| Citrate | 6 (3) |
| Acetate | 6 (3) |
| Adonitol | 0 (0) |
| Malonate | 6 (3) |
| Ketoglutaric acid | 0 (0) |
| Tiglic acid | 4 (2) |
| Proline-NA | 100 (51) |
| Gamma-l-glutamyl-NA | 4 (2) |
| Bis(PNP) phosphate | 100 (51) |
| PNP-β-d-glucoside | 10 (5) |
| Allose | 0 (0) |
| N-acetyl-galactosamine | 4 (2) |
| N-acetyl-glucosamine | 12 (6) |
| Sorbitol | 4 (2) |
| Sucrose | 2 (1) |
| Galacturonic acid | 0 (0) |
| Maltulose | 0 (0) |
| Rhamnose | 0 (0) |
| Gentiobiose | 6 (3) |
| Dextrose | 10 (5) |
| Galactose | 0 (0) |
| Fructose | 8 (4) |
| Gluconic acid | 4 (2) |
| Melibiose | 0 (0) |
| Arabinose | 0 (0) |
| Methyl-β-glucoside | 2 (1) |
| Ornithine | 0 (0) |
| Urea | 8 (4) |
| Esculin | 6 (3) |
a
Substrates that give a positive result with all 51 strains are boldfaced; AMC, fluorescent coumarin derivative; 4MU-NAG, 4-methylumbelliferone-N-acetyl-bd-glucosaminide; PYR, pyrrolidonyl-α-naphthylamide; NA, p-nitroaniline; PNP, p-nitrophenyl.