TABLE 2.

Biochemical reactions (% positive) for K. oxytoca isolated from newborns

Tested species	Test results (no. [%] positive reactions) for:
	Fecal coliform	Pectate	Pigment on ferric citrate	Melezitose fermentation	meta-Hydroxy-benzoate	Indole	Fermentation of glucose at 5°C	Sorbose
K. oxytoca (expected reactionsa)	0	100	74	74	98	100	0	98
K. planticola (expected reactions)	0	0	0	0	0	21	100	100
K. oxytoca (43 strains)	0	39 (91)	25 (58)	36 (84)	42 (98)	100	0	100

^aReactions from Monnet et al. (12) and Bagley et al. (2).