Table 1.

Biochemical/growth characteristics of S. maltophilia.

Characteristics	Reaction/results	Characteristics		Reaction/results
Growth without NaCl	+	Carbon utilization source	Adonitol	+
Growth with NaCl (1.5 and 3.0%)	+		Arabinose	+
Growth at 4°C	−		Adipate	+
Growth at 42°C	+/−		Amygdalin	+
Catalase	+		Mannose	+
Oxidase	+/−		Mannitol	+
Methionine as growth requirement	+		Caprate	−
Optimum growth temp of 35°C	+		Citrate	+
Hydrolysis of esculin	+		N-acetyl-glucosamine	+
Hydrolysis of gelatin	+		Fructose	+/−
Fermentation of glucose	−		Galactose	+/−
Motility	+		Gluconate	+
Nitrate reduction	+
Lysine decarboxylase	+		Inositol	+
Arginine dihydrolase	−		Melobiose	−
Ornithine decarboxylase	−		Maltose	+
Tryptophane desaminase	−		Lactose	+
β-galactosidase	+/−		Trehalose	+/−
Methyl red	−	Tween 80 hydrolysis		+
Voges-Proskauer reaction	−	DNase production		+
H2S production	−	Starch hydrolysis		−
		Urea hydrolysis		−
Phenylamine deaminase	−	“Acid production from maltose”		+
		“Acid production from glucose”		−

−means negative reaction or no growth; + means positive reaction or growth; +/− means variable reactions.