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. 2019 Feb 4;18:7. doi: 10.1186/s12941-019-0306-0

Table 1.

Biochemical characteristics to differentiate B. cepacia complex, B. gladioli, Pandoraea spp., R. pickettii, A. xylosoxidans, and S. maltophilia

B. cepacia B. gladioli Pandoraea species R. pickettii A. xylosoxidans S. maltophilia
Genomovar I Genomovar II Genomovar III Genomovar IV Genomovar V Genomovar VI Genomovar VII
Oxidase + + + + + + + v + +
Oxidation of:
 Sucrose v v + + v
 Adonitol v + v v + + +
 Lactose v + v + + + + +
Lysine decarboxylase + v + + + + +
Ornithinie decarboxylase v v +
Gelatine liquefaction v v + + v +
Aesculine hydrolysis v v v v v +
β-Galactosidase activity + + + + + + + +
Growth at 42 °C v + v + + v v v NK v
β-Hemolysis v v NK NK