Table 1 Differential phenotypic characteristics of isolated strains
From: A comparative study of biodegradation of vinyl acetate by environmental strains
Characteristic | EC3_2001 | EC1_2004 | EC2_3502 | EC3_3502 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nitrate reduction | − | − | + | + |
Indol production | − | − | − | − |
Fermentation of glucose | − | − | − | − |
Arginine dihydrolase | + | + | − | − |
Urease | − | − | − | − |
Hydrolysis of esculin | − | − | + | − |
Hydrolysis of gelatin | − | − | − | − |
Oxidase | + | + | − | + |
Catalase | + | + | − | + |
Beta-galactosidase | − | − | + | − |
Assimilation of: | ||||
Glucose | + | + | + | + |
Arabinose | − | + | + | − |
Mannose | + | − | + | − |
Mannitol | − | + | + | − |
N-acetyl-glucosamine | − | − | + | − |
Maltose | − | − | + | − |
Gluconate | + | − | − | + |
Caprate | + | + | − | − |
Adipate | − | + | − | − |
Malate | + | − | + | + |
Citrate | + | + | − | + |
Phenylacetate | + | + | − | + |