TABLE 3.

Differential biochemical characteristics of the taxa under study.

	K. michiganensis	K. oxytoca	K. spallanzanii	K. pasteurii	K. grimontii	K. huaxiensis
	(Ko1, n = 7)	(Ko2, n = 5)	(Ko3, n = 4)	(Ko4, n = 5)	(Ko6, n = 6)	(Ko8, n = 3)
Metabolic phenotypes
L-proline	+	+	−	+	+	−
D,L-a-Glycerol-phosphate	+	+	v	+	v	−
Alpha-Keto- Glutaric Acid	−	−	−	−	+	−
Glyoxylic Acid	−	−	−	v	−	−
Tricarballylic acid	+	+	−	+	+	−
Acetyl-b-D-Mannosamine	v	+	v	+	+	+
D-Melezitose	+	+	+	+	−	v
3-O-Methyl-Glucose	−	−	−	−	−	+
g-Amino-Butyric Acid	+	+	−	v	v	−
L-Tartaric Acid	v	v	v	+	+	−

−, less than 20% of positive strains; +, more than 80% of positive strains; v, between 20 and 80% of positive strains.