Table 2 Sole carbon source metabolism by the E. coli O157:H7 parent (ATCC 43895) and hns mutant (FRIK 47001) strains.
Carbohydrates and derivatives | Amino acids and derivatives | Organic acids | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
Utilized by the parent strain but not the hns mutant | |||
   Dextrin | D-Alanine | Acetic acid |  |
   Dulcitol | L-Alanine | Formic acid |  |
   3-O-β-D-Galactopyranosyl-D-arabinose | L-Alaninamide | L-Glutamic acid |  |
   L-Galactonic acid-lactone | L-Asparagine | D-Glucuronic acid |  |
   α-methyl-D-Galactoside | glycyl-L-Aspartic acid | L-Lactic acid |  |
   β-methyl-D-Galactoside | glycyl-L-Glutamic acid | D-Malic acid |  |
   β-methyl-Glucoside | L-Glutamine | L-Malic acid |  |
   D-L-αGlycerol phosphate | L-alanyl-Glycine | D, L-Malic acid |  |
   Lactulose | glycyl-L-Proline | Melibionic acid |  |
   Maltose | L-Serine | Mucic acid |  |
   N-acetyl-β-D-Mannosamine |  | Propionic acid |  |
   L-Rhamnose |  | Putrescine |  |
   D-Ribose |  | Pyruvic acid |  |
   Sucrose |  | methyl Pyruvate |  |
   Succinic acid |  | bromo Succinic acid |  |
   D-Trehalose |  | mono methyl Succinate |  |
Utilized by the parent and hns mutant strains | |||
   L-Arabinose |  | D-Galacturonic acid | Adenosine |
   L-Fucose |  | D-Gluconic acid | 2-deoxy Adenosine |
   D-Fructose |  | N-acetyl-Neuraminic acid | N-acetyl-D-Galactosamine |
   Fructose-6-phosphate |  |  | N-acetyl-D-Glucosamine |
   D-Galactose |  |  | Inosine |
   α-methyl-D-Galactoside |  |  | Thymidine |
   Glucose-1-phosphate |  |  | Uridine |
   Glucose-6-phosphate |  |  |  |
   α-D-Glucose |  |  |  |
   Glycerol |  |  |  |
   α-D-Lactose |  |  |  |
   Maltotriose |  |  |  |
   D-Mannitol |  |  |  |
   D-Mannose |  |  |  |
   D-Melibiose |  |  |  |
   D-Psicose |  |  |  |
   D-Raffinose |  |  |  |
   D-Xylose |  |  |  |