Biochemical Test of Enterobacter aerogenes

Biochemical Test of Enterobacter aerogenes

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Some of the characteristics are as follows:

Basic Characteristics Properties (Enterobacter aerogenes)
Capsule Positive (+ve)
Catalase Positive (+ve)
Citrate Positive (+ve)
Flagella Positive (+ve)
Gas Positive (+ve)
Gelatin Hydrolysis Negative (-ve)
Gram Staining Gram-negative
H2S Negative (-ve)
Indole Negative (-ve)
Motility Positive (+ve)
MR (Methyl Red) Negative (-ve)
Nitrate Reduction Positive (+ve)
OF (Oxidative-Fermentative) Fermentative
Oxidase Negative (-ve)
Shape Rod-shaped
Spore Negative (-ve)
TSIA (Triple Sugar Iron Agar) Acid/ Acid Gas
Urease Negative (-ve)
VP (Voges Proskauer) Positive (+ve)

Fermentation of

Arabinose Positive (+ve)
Arabitol Negative (-ve)
Cellobiose Positive (+ve)
DNase Negative (-ve)
Fructose Positive (+ve)
Galactose Positive (+ve)
Glucose Positive (+ve)
Glycerol Positive (+ve)
Lactose Positive (+ve)
Mannitol Positive (+ve)
Mannose Positive (+ve)
Rhamnose Positive (+ve)
Starch Negative (-ve)
Trehalose Positive (+ve)
Xylose Positive (+ve)

Enzymatic Reactions

Arginine Dehydrolase Negative (-ve)
Esculin Hydrolysis Positive (+ve)
Gamma-Glutamyl transferase Positive (+ve)
ONPG (β-galactosidase) Positive (+ve)
Ornithine Decarboxylase Positive (+ve)
Phenylalanine Deaminase Negative (-ve)
Tetrathionate reductase Negative (-ve)

References

  1. Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology [3] : Volume 2: The Proteobacteria , Part B: The Gammaproteobacteria
  2. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/enterobacter-aerogenes
  3. https://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Enterobacter_aerogenes
  4. https://eol.org/pages/972692/details
  5. https://www.britannica.com/science/Enterobacter
  6. https://www.msdsonline.com/resources/sds-resources/free-safety-data-sheet-index/enterobacter-spp/
  7. https://catalog.hardydiagnostics.com/cp_prod/Content/hugo/Enterobacter.htm
  8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK8035/

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Sagar Aryal

Sagar Aryal is a microbiologist and a scientific blogger. He attended St. Xavier’s College, Maitighar, Kathmandu, Nepal, to complete his Master of Science in Microbiology. He worked as a Lecturer at St. Xavier’s College, Maitighar, Kathmandu, Nepal, from Feb 2015 to June 2019. After teaching microbiology for more than four years, he joined the Central Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, to pursue his Ph.D. in collaboration with Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Saarbrucken, Germany. He is interested in research on actinobacteria, myxobacteria, and natural products. He has published more than 15 research articles and book chapters in international journals and well-renowned publishers.

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