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Table 2 Biochemical phenotypes of E. asburiae and C. sakazakii in reference to the MicroScan WalkAway 96 system and results for the strain isolated in the present case

From: Bacteremia caused by Enterobacter asburiae misidentified biochemically as Cronobacter sakazakii and accurately identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry: a case report

 

E. asburiae

C. sakazakii

Present case

Glucose

99

99

+

Sucrose

99

99

+

Sorbitol

99

5

Raffinose

50

90

+

Rhamnose

5

99

+

Arabinose

95

99

+

Inositol

10

75

+

Adonitol

1

1

Melibiose

5

90

+

Urease

1

1

Hydrogen sulfide

1

1

Indole

1

1

Lysine decarboxylase

1

1

Arginine decarboxylase

25

75

Ornithine decarboxylase

95

95

+

Tryptophan deaminase

1

1

Esculin hydrolysis

90

95

+

Voges–Proskauer

1

95

+

Citrate

25

99

+

Malonate

1

10

β-Galactosidase

99

99

+

  1. Each number represents the probability of biochemical reaction.