Isolation, Identification, Characterization, and Plasmid Profile of Urinary Tract Infectious Escherichia coli from Clinical Samples

Table 2

Preliminary tests and biochemical characteristics of bacterial isolates from UTI.

Isolates	Gram staining	Motility	Catalase	Oxidase	Glucose	Sucrose	Lactose	Mannitol	Maltose
E. coli	−ve, short red	Motile	+	−	A + G+	−	A + G+	−	−
P. aeruginosa	−ve rod	Motile	+	+	A+	−	−	−	A + G+
K. pneumoniae	−ve rod	Nonmotile	+	−	A + G+	−	−	−	A + G+
S. aureus	+ve cocci	Motile	+	−	A+	A+	A+	A+	A+
Enterococcus faecalis	Gram positive	Motile	−	−	+	−	+	+	−
S. pyogenes	Gram positive	Nonmotile	−	−	+	+	+	+	+
Protease vulgaris	−ve	Motile	+	−	A + G+	A + G+	−	−	A + G+

Note. −ve = Negative, + = Positive.