Table 2.
Phenotypic properties of S. haemolyticus MST1, P. aeruginosa MST2, K. pneumoniae MST3, E. coli MST4, and E. coli MST5 using VITEK 2.
| Test | S. haemolyticus MST1 | Test | P. aeruginosaMST2 | K. pneumoniae MST3 | E. coli MST4 | E. coli MST5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ala-phe-pro-arylamidase | – | Ala-phe-pro-arylamidase | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | Alpha-mannosidase | – | Adonitol | – | + | – | – |
| 3 | L-Pyrrolydonyl-arylamidase | + | L-Pyrrolydonyl-arylamidase | – | + | – | – |
| 4 | LeucineArylamidase | – | L-Arabitol | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | Beta-glucuronidase | – | D-Cellobiose‘ | – | + | – | – |
| 6 | Beta-galactosidase | – | Beta-galactosidase | – | + | + | + |
| 7 | D-Amygdalin | – | H2S production | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | Phosphatidylinositol Phospholipase C | – | Beta-n-acetyl glucosaminidase | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | D-Xylose | – | Glutamylarylamidasepna | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | Arginine Dihydrolase 1 | + | D-glucose | + | + | + | + |
| 11 | Cyclodextrin | – | Gamma-glutamyl-transferase | + | + | – | – |
| 12 | L-Aspartate Arylamidase | – | Fermentation/ glucose | – | + | + | + |
| 13 | Beta Galactopyranosidase | – | Beta-glucosidase | – | + | – | – |
| 14 | D-Maltose | + | D-Maltose | – | + | + | + |
| 15 | D-mannitol | + | D-mannitol | + | + | + | + |
| 16 | D-mannose | – | D-mannose | + | + | + | + |
| 17 | Methyl-B-D-Glucoyranosidase | – | Beta-xylosidase | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | Pullulan | – | Beta-alanine arylamidasepna | + | – | – | – |
| 19 | L-prolinearylamidase | – | L-proline arylamidase | + | + | – | – |
| 20 | Lactose | + | Lipase | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | N-acetyl-D-Glucosamine | + | Palatinose | – | + | – | – |
| 22 | Tyrosine arylamidase | – | Tyrosine arylamidase | + | + | + | – |
| 23 | Urease | – | Urease | – | + | – | – |
| 24 | D-sorbitol | – | D-sorbitol | – | + | + | + |
| 25 | Saccharose/Sucrose | + | Saccharose/sucrose | – | + | + | + |
| 26 | Salicin | – | D-tagatose | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | D-trehalose | + | D-trehalose | – | + | + | + |
| 28 | Bacitracin Resistance | + | Citrate (sodium) | + | + | – | – |
| 29 | Novobiocin | – | Malonate | + | + | – | – |
| 30 | Growth In 6.5% NaCl | + | 5-Keto-d-gluconate | – | – | – | – |
| 31 | L-lactate alkalinisation | + | L-lactate alkalinisation | + | + | + | – |
| 32 | Alpha-glucosidase | + | Alpha-glucosidase | – | – | – | – |
| 33 | Arginine Dihydrolase 2 | – | Succinate alkalinisation | + | + | + | – |
| 34 | Optochin Resistance | + | Beta-n-acetyl-galactosaminidase | – | – | – | – |
| 35 | Alpha-galactosidase | – | Alpha-galactosidase | – | + | + | – |
| 36 | Phosphatase | – | Phosphatase | – | + | – | – |
| 37 | Polymixin B Resistance | – | Glycine arylamidase | – | + | – | – |
| 38 | D-Galactose | + | Ornithine decarboxylase | – | – | – | + |
| 39 | D-Ribose | + | Lysine decarboxylase | – | + | + | + |
| 40 | Alanine Arylamidase | – | L-histidine assimilation | + | – | – | – |
| 41 | D-Raffinose | – | Coumarate | + | – | + | + |
| 42 | Beta-glucoronidase | – | Beta-glucoronidase | – | – | + | + |
| 43 | O/1 29 resistance (comp.vibrio.) | + | O/1 29 resistance (comp.vibrio.) | + | + | + | + |