Table 2.

Biochemical characteristics of three S. enteritidis strains

Substrate	SEO	SEG	SES
PH 5 (A12)	+	+	+ (w)
α‐d‐Lactose (B2)	+	+	+ (w)
α‐d‐Glucose (C1)	+	+	+ (w)
d‐Sorbitol (D1)	+	+	+ (w)
Gelatin (E1)	‐	+ (w)	+ (w)
l‐Glutamic acid (E6)	+	+	+ (w)
Vancomycin (F10)	‐	+	+
β‐Hydroxy‐d, l‐butyric acid (H4)	+	+	+ (w)
α‐Ketobutyric acid (H5)	+	+	+ (w)

“+” represents a positive reaction; “‐” represents a negative reaction; “+ (w)” represents a weakly positive reaction.