TABLE 2.
Critical biochemical characteristics specific to A. elegans and seven related isolates
| Bacterial strain or isolate (no. of isolates) | Characteristic (no. of isolates)
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| Lytic enzyme production | Vitamin B6a | l-Cysteineb | Activity
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| ADH | URE | ||||
| A. defectiva ATCC 49176T | + | + | + | − | − |
| Clinical isolates identified as A. defectiva (7) | + (7) | + (7) | + (7) | − (7) | − (7) |
| A. adiacens ATCC 49175T | + | + | + | − | − |
| Clinical isolates identified as A. adiacens (77) | + (77) | + (77) | + (77) | − (77) | − (77) |
| A. elegans DSM 11693T | + | − | + | + | − |
| Clinical isolates identified as A. elegans (7) | + (7) | + (7) | + (7) | + (7) | + (4) |
| G. morbillorum ATCC 27824T | − | −c | −c | − | − |
a
Ability to grow in vitamin B6-supplemented medium without l-cysteine.
b
Ability to grow in l-cysteine-supplemented medium without vitamin B6.
c
G. morbillorum required neither vitamin B6 nor l-cysteine for growth.