Table 2.
Biochemical and growth characteristics of M. basiliense.
| Characteristics | M.basiliense | M. marinum∗ | M. ulcerans∗ | M. tuberculosis∗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growth at 30°C | + | + | + | + |
| Growth at 37°C | + | – | – | + |
| Photochromogenicity | N | P | N | N |
| Nitrate reduction | – | – | – | + |
| Pyrazinamidase∗∗ | + | + | – | + |
| Urease | + | + | V | ± |
| Tellurite reduction | + | –/+ | – | –/+ |
| TWEEN 80 hydrolysis | – | – | – | ± |
| Growth on MacConkey agar | – | – | – | – |
+, positive; -, negative; ±, usually present; -/+, usually absent; V, variable; P, photochromogenic; N, non-chromogenic; ND, not determined. ∗Data for M. marinum, M. ulcerans, and M. tuberculosis were retrieved from literature (Murray et al., 2007). ∗∗Identified in the genome as MB901379_02799.