Table 4.
Biochemical tests of Alistipes megaguti and Alistipes provencensis (API 20A strips)
| Test | Result |
|
|---|---|---|
| Alistipes megaguti | Alistipes provencensis | |
| l-Tryptophane | + | − |
| Urea | − | − |
| d-Glucose | + | + |
| d-Mannitol | + | − |
| d-Lactose | + | + |
| d-Saccharose | − | − |
| d-Maltose | + | + |
| Salicin | + | − |
| d-Xylose | + | + |
| l-Arabinose | + | − |
| Gelatin (bovine origin) | + | − |
| Esculin ferric citrate | + | + |
| Glycerol | − | − |
| d-Cellobiose | + | + |
| d-Mannose | + | + |
| d-Melezitose | − | + |
| d-Raffinose | − | + |
| d-Sorbitol | − | − |
| l-Rhamnose | + | − |
| d-Trehalose | + | − |
+, positive result; −, negative result.