TABLE 2.
Phenotypic characteristics of D. pigrum, I. ruoffiae, and Facklamia species as shown by conventional biochemical tests
| Species | Phenotypic characteristics
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arginine | Hippurate | Esculin | Sucrose | Sorbitol | |
| D. pigrum | − | − | + | − | − |
| I. ruoffiae | − | − | − | − | − |
| F. hominis | + | + | − | va | − |
| F. ignava | − | + | − | − | − |
| F. sourekii | − | + | − | + | + |
| F. languida | − | − | − | − | − |
| F. tabacinasalis | − | − | − | + | + |
v, variable.