TABLE 3.
Nutrition Utilization and Antibiotic characteristics of strain SCA3-4.
| Characteristics | Results |
| Carbon source utilization | |
| D-xylose | – |
| D-mannitol | – |
| L-arabinose | + |
| Soluble starch | + |
| Melezitose | – |
| D-glucose | + |
| Sucrose | + |
| L-Rhamnose | + |
| Maltose | + |
| D-raffinose | + |
| D-galactose | – |
| Melibiose | + |
| D-ribose | + |
| Inositol | + |
| Salicin | + |
| Trehalose | – |
| D-fructose | – |
| D-cellobiose | + |
| D-sorbitol | – |
| Xylan | + |
| Nitrogen source utilization | |
| L-phenylalanine | + |
| Ammonium sulfate | + |
| L-hydroxyproline | + |
| L(+)-cysteine | + |
| Histidine | + |
| Glycine | + |
| Valine | + |
| Ammonium oxalate | + |
| Ammonium acetate | – |
| Ammonium nitrate | – |
| Ammonium molybdate tetrahydrate | – |
| L-arginine | – |
| Glutamate | – |
| Antibiotic sensitivity (μg/ml) | |
| Ampicillin (0.5) | S |
| Chloramphenicol (1.5) | R |
| Streptomycin (0.5) | R |
| Penicillin-G (0.5) | R |
| Gentamicin (1.0) | R |
| Erythromycin (0.25) | R |
| Nystatin (5) | R |
| Tetracycline (1.5) | S |
| Neomycin sulfate (0.5) | R |
| Kanamycin sulfate (0.5) | S |
| Rifampicin (0.5) | S |
+, positive reaction; –, negative reaction; S, sensitivity; R, resistance.