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Table 3 Utilization of carbohydrate sources by novel isolate 4A and other known Treponeme species

From: Biochemical and molecular characterization of Treponema phagedenis-like spirochetes isolated from a bovine digital dermatitis lesion

 

Strain 4A**

T. phagedenis†

T. phagedenis(ATCC 27087)**

T. denticola(ATCC 35405)**

T. medium†

Arabinose

-

-

-

-

-

Casein digest

-

nr

-

-

nr

Cellobiose

-

-

-

-

nr

Fructose

+

+

+

-

+

Galactose

-

d

-

-

+

Glucose

+

+

+

-

+

Lactose

-

+

-

-

-

Maltose

+

-

+

-

+

Mannitol

+

+

-

-

-

Mannose

+

+

+

-

+

Pectin

+

nr

+

+

nr

Ribose

+

d

+

-

+

Soluble starch

+

-

+

-

nr

Sucrose

-

-

-

-

+

Trehalose

-

d

+

-

+

Xylose

-

-

-

-

-

  1. † as listed in Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology 2nd ED, Vol 4. d- Different biovars give different results, nr- not reported.
  2. **As determined in this study.