Type of Biochemical Test
|
Supplementation of YEGA media
|
NAr5
|
NAr6
|
---|
Carbohydrate source used
|
Lactose
|
+++
|
+++
|
Maltose
|
++
|
+++
|
Glucose
|
++
|
+++
|
Sucrose
|
+++
|
+++
|
Mannitol
|
++
|
+++
|
Starch
|
+++
|
+++
|
Fructose
|
+++
|
+++
|
D-Xylose
|
+++
|
+++
|
Salt tolerance test
|
2 %
|
++
|
++
|
3 %
|
+++
|
+
|
4 %
|
+++
|
+
|
5 %
|
+++
|
+
|
6 %
|
++
|
+
|
7 %
|
++
|
+
|
8 %
|
+
|
+
|
pH tolerance test
|
pH 5
|
+++
|
+++
|
pH 6
|
+++
|
+++
|
pH 7
|
+++
|
+++
|
pH 8
|
+++
|
+++
|
pH 9
|
+++
|
+++
|
pH 10
|
+++
|
+++
|
Utilization of the supplemented antibiotic as a potential carbon source
|
Meropenem
|
+++
|
+
|
Azithromycin
|
+
|
+++
|
Utilization of the supplemented antibiotic as a nitrogen source
|
Meropenem
|
+++
|
-
|
Azithromycin
|
-
|
+++
|
Growth on in presence of antibiotics
|
Clindamycin (0.5 µg/ml)
|
+++
|
+++
|
Azithromycin (0.5 µg/ml)
|
+++
|
+++
|
Meropenem (4 µg/ml)
|
+++
|
+
|
- The sign ‘+++’ indicates abundant production, ‘++’ indicates moderate production, ‘+’ indicates poor production and ‘-’ indicates not grown