Table 2.
Biochemical properties of C. vaccinii isolated strains.
| Characteristic | Fermentation or Number of +/− Isolates if Variable |
|---|---|
| oxidase | − |
| indole production | − |
| bGL | − |
| NAG | 16/18 |
| SCI | 16/18 |
| LAC | − |
| MAN | 1/18 |
| TRE | + |
| XYL | 5/18 |
| ARA | 3/18 |
| aGA | − |
| bGA | − |
| MAL | − |
| GAL | 1/18 |
| MLT | − |
| CEL | − |
| SUC | 2/18 |
| INO | − |
| GGT | + |
| PHS | + |
| ESL | − |
| H2S | − |
| MAL | − |
| ONP | − |
| SAL | − |
| SOR | − |
| MLB | − |
| GLP | − |
| DUL | − |
| ADO | − |
| ART | − |
| RAF | − |
| bXY | − |
| NaCl, % range | 0–3 |
| pH range | 4.0–8.0 |
| pigmentation | 3/18 |
+ = all tested isolates were positive; − = all tested isolates were negative; numbers represent positive isolates from total number of tested isolates.