Research Article
Characterization of the Emerging Enteropathogen Escherichia Albertii Isolated from Urine Samples of Patients Attending Sapporo Area Hospitals, Japan
Table 2
Biochemical properties of E. albertii strains.
| Agents or tests | E. albertii strains isolated from urine samples | Reactions for type strain E. albertii | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | JCM17328 |
| Motility | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ONPG | - | - | + | + | + | - | + | Arginine dihydrolase | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Lysine decarboxylase | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | Ornitine decarboxylase | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | Citrate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | H2S | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Urea (API 20E/urea broth) | - | - | - | - | - | +/-† | - | Tryptophan deaminase | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Indole | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | Voges proskauer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Gelatinase | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Acid from glucose | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | D-mannitol | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | Inositol | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | D-sorbitol | + | + | + | - | - | + | - | L-rhamnose | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Sucrose | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | D-melibiose | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | D-amygdalin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | L-arabinose | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | Lactose | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | D-xylose | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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+, positive; −, negative. †: API 20E, positive; rapid urea broth, negative.
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