Table 1.
Physiological characterization of metal(loid)-resistant strains.
| Strain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTILIZATION OF | ||||||||||
| Citrate | + | + | – | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| PRODUCTION OF | ||||||||||
| H2S | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Indole | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Acetoin | – | – | + | – | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| NO2 | + | + | – | + | – | + | – | + | – | – |
| N2 | – | – | + | – | + | – | + | – | + | + |
| TEST | ||||||||||
| Oxidase | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Catalase | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| PRESENCE OF | ||||||||||
| Arginine dihydrolase | + | – | – | + | – | + | + | + | + | + |
| Lysine decarboxylase | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ornithine decarboxylase | + | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Urease | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | + |
| Tryptophane deaminase | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gelatinase | – | – | + | – | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Alkaline phosphatase | + | + | + | + | – | + | – | + | – | – |
| Esterase (C4) | – | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Esterase lipase (C8) | – | – | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Lipase (C14) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Leucine arylamidase | + | – | – | + | + | + | – | – | + | – |
| Valine arylamidase | – | – | – | – | – | + | + | – | – | + |
| Cysteine arylamidase | – | – | – | + | + | – | – | – | + | – |
| Trypsin | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – |
| α-chymotrypsin | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | – |
| Acid phosphatase | + | + | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | + |
| Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| α-galactosidase | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| β-galactosidase | + | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| β-glucuronidase | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| α-glucosidase | + | + | + | – | – | + | – | + | – | – |
| β-glucosidase | – | + | + | – | – | – | – | + | – | – |
| N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| α-mannosidase | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| α-fucosidase | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| OXIDATION OF | ||||||||||
| D-glucose | + | + | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| D-mannitol | + | + | + | + | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inositol | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| D-sorbitol | + | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| L-rhamnose | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| D-saccharose | + | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| D-melibiose | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Amygdaline | + | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| L-arabinose | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
+, positive; −, negative. Strains: (1) MF01, (2) MF02, (3) MF03, (4) MF04, (5) MF05, (6) MF06, (7) MF07, (8) MF08, (9) MF09, and (10) MF10.