Table 2.
Biochemical characteristics of rat Rodentibacter isolates according to API 20E tests
| Isolate | ONPG | ADH | LDC | ODC | Cit | H2S | Ure | TDA | Ind | VP | Gel | Glu | Man | Ino | Sor | Rha | Sac | Mel | Amy | Ara | Ox |
| 341/17 | + | — | — | — | — | — | + | — | + | + | — | + | — | — | w | — | — | — | — | — | + |
| 342/17 | + | — | — | — | — | — | + | — | + | + | — | + | — | — | w | — | — | — | — | w | + |
| 343/17 | + | — | — | — | — | — | + | — | + | + | — | + | — | — | w | — | — | — | — | w | + |
| 345/17 | + | — | — | — | — | — | + | — | + | + | — | + | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | + |
| 637/17 | + | — | — | — | — | — | + | — | + | + | — | + | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | + |
| 638/17 | + | — | — | — | — | — | + | — | + | + | — | + | — | — | + | — | — | — | — | w | + |
| 639/17 | + | — | — | — | — | — | + | — | + | + | — | + | — | — | w | — | — | — | — | w | + |
| 1002/17 | + | — | — | — | — | — | + | — | + | + | — | + | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | + |
| 1012/17 | + | — | — | — | — | — | + | — | + | + | — | + | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | + |
| 1360/17 | + | — | — | — | — | — | + | — | + | + | — | + | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | + |
| 1361/17 | + | — | — | — | — | — | + | — | + | + | — | + | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | + |
| 257/18 | + | — | — | — | — | — | + | — | + | + | — | + | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | + |
| 258/18 | + | — | — | — | — | — | + | — | + | + | — | + | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | + |
| 260/18 | + | — | — | — | — | — | + | — | + | + | — | + | — | — | w | — | — | — | — | — | + |
| 261/18 | + | — | — | + | — | — | + | — | + | + | — | + | — | — | w | — | — | — | — | w | + |
| 262/18 | + | — | — | — | — | — | + | — | + | + | — | + | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | + |
+, positive; –, negative; ADH, arginine dihydrolase; Amy, amygdalin; Ara, l-arabinose; Cit, citrate utilization; H2S, H2S production; Gel, gelatinase; Glu, d-glucose; Ind, indole production; Ino, inositol; LDC, lysine decarboxylase; Man, d-mannitol; Mel, d-melibiose; ODC, ornithine decarboxylase; ONPG, β-galactosidase; Ox, cytochrome oxydase; Sac, d-saccharose; Sor, d-sorbitol; Rha, l-rhamnose; TDA, tryptophan deaminase; Ure, urease; VP, acetoin production; w, weak reaction.