Table 1.
Biochemical characterization of Pseudoduganella eburnea MAHUQ-39.
| API 20 NE | Result | API ZYM | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate reduction | + | Alkaline phosphatase | + |
| Indole production | − | Esterase (C4) | + |
| Glucose fermentation | − | Esterase lipase (C8) | w |
| Hydrolysis of | Lipase (C-14) | w | |
| L-arginine | + | Cystine arylamidase | + |
| Urea | − | Valine arylamidase | + |
| Esculine | w | Leucine arylamidase | + |
| Gelatine | − | Trypsin | + |
| 4-nitrophenyl-BD-galactopyranoside | + | α-chymotrypsin | w |
| Utilization of | Acid phosphatase | + | |
| D-glucose | + | Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase | + |
| D-mannitol | + | α-galactosidase | + |
| L-arabinose | + | β-galactosidase | + |
| D-mannose | + | β-glucuronidase | − |
| D-maltose | + | α-glucosidase | + |
| N-acetyl-glucosamine | + | β-glucosidase | + |
| Gluconate | + | N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase | + |
| Adipic acid | − | α-mannosidase | w |
| Capric acid | w | α-fucosidase | w |
| Malic acid | + | ||
| Triosodium citrate | w | ||
| Phenylacetic acid | + |
+, Positive; −, Negative; w, weakly positive.