Table 1 Biochemical characteristics of S.flexneri isolates
Biotype | Total (n = 54) | Isolates | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1a (n = 5) | 2a (n = 26) | 2b (n = 4) | 4a(n = 6) | 6 (n = 8) | Xv (n = 5) | |||
BT1 | glucose+, mannose+, arabinose-, melibiose+ | 2 (3.70 %) | 0 | 2(7.69 %) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BT2 | glucose+, mannose+, arabinose+, melibiose- | 9 (16.67 %) | 0 | 1(3.85 %) | 0 | 0 | 8(100 %) | 0 |
BT3 | glucose+, mannose-, arabinose+, melibiose+ | 5(9.26 %) | 0 | 1(3.85 %) | 0 | 4(66.67 %) | 0 | 0 |
BT4 | glucose+, mannose+, arabinose+, melibiose+ | 38(70.37 %) | 5 (100 %) | 22(84.62 %) | 4(100 %) | 2(33.33 %) | 0 | 5(100 %) |