Table 1 Biochemical profile of P. putida isolates

Ala-Phe-Pro-Arylamidase

-

Saccharose /Sucrose

-

Adonitol

-

D-Tagatose

-

L- Pyrrolydonyl- Arylamidase

-

D-Trehalose

-

L-Arabitol

-

Sodium Citrate

+

D-Cellobiose

-

Malonate

+

β–Galactosidase

-

5-Keto-D-Gluconate

-

H₂S production

-

L-Lactate alkalinization

+

β-N-Acetyl –Glucosaminidase

-

α –Glucosidase

-

Glutamyl Arylamidase pNA

-

Succinate Alkalinization

+

D-Glucose

+

β -N-Acetyl –Galactosaminidase

-

γ –Glutamyl –Transferase

+

α –Galactosidase

-

Glucose Fermentation

-

Phosphatase

-

β –Glucosidase

-

Glycine Arylamidase

-

D-Maltose

-

Ornithine Decarboxylase

-

D-Mannitol

-

Lysine Decarboxylase

-

D-Mannose

+

L-Histidine Assimilation

+

β –Xylosidase

-

Courmarate

+

β -alanine arylamidase pNA

-

β –Glucuronidase

-

L-Proline Arylamidase

+

O/129 Resistance (Comp. Vibrio)

+

Lipase

-

Glu-Gly-Arg- Arylamidase

-

Palatinose

-

L-Malate Assimilation

+

Tyrosine Arylamidase

+

Ellman

-

Urease

-

L-Lactate Assimilation

+

D-Sorbitol

-

Probability

99%

Number of isolates

18