TABLE 3.

Expected biochemical reactions for seven species of Klebsiella

Species	Reaction results (% positive) for:
	Ethanolaminea	Histaminea	d-Melezitosea	dl-3 Hydroxybutyratea	Indoleb	Ornithineb	Sorboseb
K. pneumoniae	96	0	1	99	0	0	54
K. oxytoca	94	0	74	2	99	0	99
K. ozaenae	33	0	0	33	0	3	75
K. rhinoscleromatis	100	0	0	100	0	0	0
K. planticola	0	100	0	100	20	0	100
K. terrigena	0	100	100	100	0	20	100
K. ornithinolytica	0	100	0	100	100	100	100

^aData from Monnet and Freney et al. (11, 12). 

^bData from CDC.