Table 4 Biochemical tests of the most resistant E. coli strains (E. coli-2 and E. coli-10)
Biochemical test | E. coli-2 | E. coli-10 | Biochemical test | E. coli-2 | E. coli-10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ala-phe ProArylamidase |  −  |  −  | l -Arabitol |  −  |  −  |
H2S production |  −  |  −  | d -glucose |  +  |  +  |
Beta-glucosidase |  −  |  −  | d -mannose |  +  |  +  |
l-proline Arylamidase |  +  |  −  | Tyrosine arylamidase |  +  |  +  |
Saccharose/cucrose |  −  |  −  | Citrate (Sodium) |  −  |  −  |
l-Lactate alkalinisation |  +  |  −  | Beta- N -Acetyl Galactoseaminidase |  −  |  −  |
Glycine Arylamidase |  −  |  −  | l -Histidine assimilation |  −  |  −  |
O/129 resistance (comp. vibrio) |  +  |  +  | Ellman |  +  |  +  |
Adonitol |  +  |  −  | d -cellobiose |  −  |  −  |
Beta-N-Acetyl-Glucosaminidase |  −  |  −  | Gamma-Glutamyl transferase |  −  |  −  |
d-maltose |  +  |  +  | Beta-Xylosidase |  −  |  −  |
Lipase |  −  |  −  | Urease |  −  |  −  |
d-Tagatose |  −  |  −  | Manitol |  −  |  −  |
Alpha-Glucose |  −  |  −  | Alpha-Galactosidase |  +  |  +  |
Ornithine Decarboxylase |  −  |  −  | Coumarate |  +  |  +  |
Glu-Glu-Arg-Arylamidase |  −  |  −  | l -Lactate assimilation |  −  |  −  |
l-Pyrrolydonyl-Arylamidase |  −  |  −  | Beta-Galactosidase |  +  |  +  |
Glutamyl Arylamidase PNA |  −  |  −  | Fermentation/glucose |  +  |  +  |
d-Mannitol |  +  |  +  | Beta-Alanine arylamidase pNA |  −  |  −  |
Palatinose |  −  |  −  | d -sorbitol |  +  |  +  |
d-Trehalose |  +  |  +  | 5-Keto- d -Gluconate |  −  |  +  |
Succinate alkalinisation |  +  |  +  | Phosphatase |  +  |  −  |
Lysine Decaboxylase |  +  |  +  | Beta-Glucuronidase |  +  |  +  |
l-Malate assimilation |  −  |  −  |  |  |  |