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. 2004 Oct;42(10):4530–4535. doi: 10.1128/JCM.42.10.4530-4535.2004

TABLE 1.

Physiological characteristics of CIP 108295T, OFN 704.62, OFN 1325.82 and reference Nocardia strains

Test Characteristics of straina
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Growth on carbon sources (% [wt/vol])
    l-Arabinose (1.0) + + + +
    d-Fructose (1.0) + + + + + + + + + +
    d-Fucose (1.0)
    d-Galactose (1.0) + + + + + +
    d-Glucose (1.0) + + + + + + + + + +
    Maltose (1.0) + + + +
    d-Mannitol (1.0) + + + W W +
    Mannose (1.0) + + + + + + + + + +
    Raffinose (1.0)
    l-Rhamnose (1.0) + + + + +
    d-Ribose (1.0) + + + + + + + + +
    Saccharose (1.0) + + + + + +
    Sorbitol (1.0) + + +
    d-Xylose (1.0)
Growth on Bennett agar at:
    25°C + + + + + + + + + +
    37°C + + + + + + + + + +
    45°C +
Arylsulfatase production at:
    3 days
    14 days
Catalase + + + + + + + + + +
Urease + + + + + + + + + +
β-Galactosidase + + W + W + + + W
β-Lactamase + + + + W + + +
Decomposition of (% [wt/vol]):
    Adenine (0.4) + + + +
    Casein (1.0) +
    Hypoxanthine (0.4) + + + + +
    Testosterone (0.1) + + +
    Tyrosine (0.5) W + +
    Uric acid (0.5) + + + +
    Xanthine (0.4)
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Strains: 1, CIP 108295T; 2, OFN 704.62; 3, OFN 1325.82; 4, N. ignorata DSM 44496T; 5, N. soli DSM 44488T; 6, N. cummidelens DSM 44490T; 7, N. asteroides ATCC 19247T; 8, N. farcinica DSM 43578T; 9, N. brasiliensis ATCC 19296T; 10, N. pseudobrasiliensis DSM 44290T. Reactions: −, negative; +, positive; W, weak.