Biochemical Test of Enterobacter cloacae
| Basic Characteristics | Properties (Enterobacter cloacae) |
| Capsule | Negative (-ve) |
| Catalase | Positive (+ve) |
| Citrate | Positive (+ve) |
| Flagella | Positive (+ve) |
| Gas from glucose | Positive (+ve) |
| Gelatin Hydrolysis | Negative (-ve) |
| Gram Staining | Negative (-ve) |
| Growth in KCN | Positive (+ve) |
| H2S | Negative (-ve) |
| Indole | Negative (-ve) |
| Motility | Motile |
| MR (Methyl Red) | Negative (-ve) |
| Nitrate Reduction | Positive (+ve) |
| OF (Oxidative-Fermentative) | Facultative Anaerobes |
| Oxidase | Negative (-ve) |
| Pigment | Negative (-ve) |
| Shape | Rods |
| Spore | Negative (-ve) |
| Urease | Negative (-ve) |
| VP (Voges Proskauer) | Positive (+ve) |
Fermentation of |
|
| Adonitol | Negative (-ve) |
| Arabinose | Positive (+ve) |
| D-Arabitol | Variable |
| Cellobiose | Positive (+ve) |
| DNase | Negative (-ve) |
| Dulcitol | Negative (-ve) |
| Meso-Erythritol | Negative (-ve) |
| Glucose | Positive (+ve) |
| Glycerol | Variable |
| Lactose | Positive (+ve) |
| Maltose | Positive (+ve) |
| D-Mannitol | Positive (+ve) |
| D-Mannose | Positive (+ve) |
| Melibiose | Positive (+ve) |
| Mucate | Positive (+ve) |
| MyoInositol | Negative (-ve) |
| Raffinose | Positive (+ve) |
| Rhamnose | Positive (+ve) |
| Salicin | Positive (+ve) |
| D-Sorbitol | Positive (+ve) |
| Sucrose | Positive (+ve) |
| Tartrate | Variable |
| Trehalose | Positive (+ve) |
| Xylose | Positive (+ve) |
Enzymatic Reactions |
|
| Acetate Utilization | Positive (+ve) |
| Aesculine Hydrolysis | Variable |
| Arginine decarboxylase | Positive (+ve) |
| Esculin Hydrolysis | Variable |
| Lipase | Negative (-ve) |
| Lysine decarboxylases | Negative (-ve) |
| ONPG (β-galactosidase) | Positive (+ve) |
| Ornithine Decarboxylase | Positive (+ve) |
| Pectate degradation | Negative (-ve) |
| Phenylalanine Deaminase | Negative (-ve) |
| Tryptophan Deaminase | Negative (-ve) |
lactose negative??? Lactose Positve
Hello Jane,
Thanks for the correction. It has been corrected to Lactose Positive.