Table 3.
Results of biochemical testing on clinical isolates
| Biochemical test | Group of Bacteria |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | II | III | IV | V | |
| Glucose | + | + | − | − | − |
| Manose | + | + | + | + | + |
| Lactose | + | + | − | − | − |
| Maltose | + | + | + | + | − |
| Sacrose | + | + | − | + | − |
| MR | + | + | − | + | − |
| VP | + | − | − | − | − |
| Indole | − | − | − | − | − |
| Motility | − | − | − | − | − |
| TSIA | + | + | + | + | − |
| SC | + | + | − | − | − |
| Ureum | + | + | + | − | − |
MR: Methyl red, VP: Vogers-proskauer, TSIA: Triple sugar iron agar, SC: Simmon citrate, +: Means positive results, -: Means negative results