Table 1.

Biochemical tests of Parabacteroides massiliensis (API 50 CH strips)

Tests	Results	Tests	Results
Control	–	Esculin	+
Glycerol	–	Salicin	+
Erythrol	–	d-cellobiose	+
d-arabinose	–	d-maltose	+
l-arabinose	–	d-lactose	+
d-ribose	–	d-melibiose	+
d-xylose	w	d-saccharose	+
l-xylose	+	d-trehalose	+
d-adonitol	–	Inulin	–
Methyl βd-xylopyranoside	+	d-melezitose	+
d-galactose	+	d-raffinose	w
d-glucose	+	Starch	w
d-fructose	+	Glycogen	–
d-mannose	+	Xylitol	–
l-sorbose	–	Gentibiose	w
l-rhammose	–	d-turanose	+
Dulcitol	–	d-lyxose	–
Inositol	–	d-tagatose	w
d-mannitol	w	d-fucose	–
d-sorbitol	–	l-fucose	–
Methyl αd-mannopyranoside	–	d-arabitol	–
Methyl αd-glucopyranoside	w	l-arabitol	–
N-acetylglucosamine	+	Potassium gluconate	–
Amygdalin	+	Potassium 2-ketogluconate	–
Arbutin	–	Potassium 5-ketogluconate	+

+, positive result; −, negative result; w, weakly positive.