Table 2 Biochemical and physiological analysis of strain Pt-3
S. marcescens | Pt-3 | |
|---|---|---|
Carbon Utilization | ||
Lactose | – | – |
Glucose | + | + |
Maltose | + | + |
Mannitol | + | + |
Sucrose | + | + |
Citric acid production | + | + |
Gelatin hydrolysis | + | + |
Nitric acid | + | + |
Lysine decarboxylase | + | + |
Lipase | + | + |
Gram stain | – | – |
Phenyalanine | – | – |
Catalase production | + | + |
NaCl tolerance | ||
1% NaCl | ++ | ++ |
4% NaCl | ++ | ++ |
8% NaCl | + | + |
pH tolerance | ||
pH 5 | + | ++ |
pH 7 | ++ | ++ |
Antibiotic resistance | ||
Streptomycin | + | + |
Lincomycin | ++ | ++ |
Vancomycin | + | + |
Rifamycin SV | ++ | ++ |
Chloraphenicol | + | + |
Gentamycin | + | + |
Ampicillin | ++ | + |