Table 2 Biochemical tests for the differentiation of E. sakazakii.
Biochemical Tests | E. sakazakii (n = 189) | other α-glucosidase positive strains (n = 39) | other Enterobacteriaceae (n = 54) |
|---|---|---|---|
α-glucosidase | 100 * | 100 | 0 |
Arginine dehydrogenase | 97 | 13 | 67 |
Citrate | 99 | 15 | 80 |
D-saccharic acid | 0 | 23 | 33 |
Dulcitol | 8 | 80 | 28 |
glucose-1-phosphate | 0 | 59 | 83 |
glucose-6-phosphate | 0 | 46 | 82 |
Lipase | 96 | 44 | 4 |
Methyl Red | 5 | 95 | 57 |
Ornithine decarboxylase | 91 | 0 | 74 |
Pyruvate | 3 | 92 | 50 |
Raffinose | 100 | 15 | 63 |
Sucrose | 100 | 21 | 47 |
Voges Proskauer | 96 | 0 | 44 |
Yellow pigment | 98 | 90 | 28 |