Table 2 Metabolic fingerprints for six Staphylococcus devriesei isolates obtained using the Biolog GENIII Microplateâ„¢ identification system
Assay | AN3 | AN19 | AN22 | AN25 | BN7 | FN2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carbon sources | Dextrin | + | + | + | + | + | + |
D-Maltose | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
D-Trehalose | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
D-Cellobiose | b | b | b | b | b | b | |
Gentiobiose | + | + | b | b | b | + | |
Sucrose | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
D-Turanose | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Stachyose | b | b | b | b | (−) | b | |
D-Raffinose | (−) | (−) | b | b | (−) | b | |
α-D-Lactose | b | + | + | + | + | + | |
D-Melibiose | b | b | b | b | b | b | |
ß-Methyl-D-Glucoside | + | b | (−) | (−) | b | + | |
D-Salicin | b | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | |
N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine | + | b | b | + | + | + | |
N-Acetyl-β-D-Mannosamine | + | b | b | + | b | + | |
N-Acetyl-D-Galactosamine | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | |
N-Acetyl-Neuraminic Acid | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
α-D-Glucose | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
D-Mannose | b | b | b | b | b | + | |
D-Fructose | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
D-Galactose | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
3-Methyl Glucose | b | b | b | b | b | b | |
D-Fucose | b | b | b | b | b | b | |
L-Fucose | b | b | b | b | b | b | |
L-Rhamnose | b | b | b | b | b | b | |
Inosine | b | + | + | + | + | + | |
D-Sorbitol | b | b | b | b | b | b | |
D-Mannitol | + | b | + | + | + | + | |
D-Arabitol | + | + | b | b | + | + | |
myo-Inositol | (−) | (−) | (−) | b | (−) | b | |
Glycerol | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
D-Glucose-6-PO4 | b | b | b | b | b | b | |
D-Fructose-6-PO4 | b | b | b | b | b | b | |
D-Aspartic acid | b | b | (−) | b | (−) | b | |
D-Serine | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | b | |
Gelatin | b | b | (−) | (−) | (−) | b | |
Glycyl-L-Proline | (−) | + | b | (−) | b | b | |
L-Alanine | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
L-Arginine | + | + | (−) | (−) | (−) | + | |
L-Aspartic Acid | b | b | (−) | b | (−) | + | |
L-Glutamic Acid | + | + | b | b | + | + | |
L-Histidine | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | |
L-Pyroglutamic Acid | (−) | (−) | b | b | b | + | |
L-Serine | + | + | (−) | + | + | + | |
Pectin | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
D-Galacturonic Acid | b | b | b | b | b | b | |
L-Galactonic Acid Lactone | b | b | b | b | b | b | |
D-Gluconic Acid | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
D-Glucuronic Acid | b | b | b | b | b | b | |
Glucuronamide | b | b | b | b | b | b | |
Mucic Acid | (−) | (−) | (−) | b | b | b | |
Quinic Acid | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | b | |
D-Saccharic Acid | b | b | (−) | b | b | b | |
p-Hydroxy-Phenylacetic Acid | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | |
Methyl Pyruvate | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
D-Lactic Acid Methyl Ester | b | b | b | b | b | b | |
L-Lactic Acid | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Citric Acid | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
α-Keto-Glutaric Acid | (−) | (−) | b | b | b | b | |
D-Malic Acid | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | |
L-Malic Acid | b | b | + | + | + | + | |
Bromo-Succinic Acid | (−) | (−) | b | (−) | (−) | b | |
Tween 40 | b | + | b | b | b | + | |
γ-Amino-Butyric Acid | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | |
α-Hydroxy-Butyric Acid | b | + | + | b | + | + | |
β-Hydroxy-D,L-Butyric Acid | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | |
α-Keto-Butyric Acid | + | b | + | b | b | b | |
Acetoacetic Acid | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Propionic Acid | + | b | b | + | b | + | |
Acetic Acid | + | + | b | + | b | + | |
Formic Acid | + | (−) | + | + | + | + | |
Chemical sensitivity assays | pHÂ 6 | + | + | + | + | + | + |
pH 5 | b | b | (−) | (−) | (−) | b | |
1% NaCl | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
4% NaCl | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
8% NaCl | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
1% Sodium Lactate | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Fusidic acid | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | |
D-Serine | + | + | + | b | + | + | |
Troleandomycin | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | |
Rifamycin SV | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | |
Minocycline | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | |
Lincomycin | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | |
Guanidine HCl | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | |
Niaproof 4 | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | |
Vancomycin | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | |
Tetrazolium Violet | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | |
Tetrazolium Blue | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | |
Nalidixic Acid | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Lithium Chloride | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Potassium Tellurite | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Aztreonam | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Sodium Butyrate | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Sodium Bromate | b | b | (−) | b | b | b | |