Some of the characteristics are as follows:
| Basic Characteristics | Properties (Kingella kingae) |
| 10% Bile | Negative (-ve) |
| Capsule | Positive (+ve) |
| Catalase | Negative (-ve) |
| Citrate | Negative (-ve) |
| Coagulase | Negative (-ve) |
| Gas | Negative (-ve) |
| Gelatin Hydrolysis | Negative (-ve) |
| Gram Staining | Gram-negative |
| H2S | Variable |
| Hemolysis | Positive (+ve) |
| Indole | Negative (-ve) |
| Motility | Negative (-ve) |
| 6% NaCl | Negative (-ve) |
| Nitrate Reduction | Negative (-ve) |
| Nitrite Reduction | Negative (-ve) |
| OF (Oxidative-Fermentative) | Fermentative |
| Oxidase | Positive (+ve) |
| Shape | Coccobacilli (0.6 to 1 μm by 1 to 3 μm) |
| Spore | Negative (-ve) |
| Urease | Negative (-ve) |
Fermentation of |
|
| Adonitol | Negative (-ve) |
| Arabinose | Negative (-ve) |
| DNase | Negative (-ve) |
| Dulcitol | Negative (-ve) |
| Fructose | Negative (-ve) |
| Galactose | Negative (-ve) |
| Glucose | Positive (+ve) |
| Glycerol | Negative (-ve) |
| Inositol | Negative (-ve) |
| Lactose | Negative (-ve) |
| Maltose | Positive (+ve) |
| Mannitol | Negative (-ve) |
| Mannose | Negative (-ve) |
| Raffinose | Negative (-ve) |
| Rhamnose | Negative (-ve) |
| Salicin | Negative (-ve) |
| Sorbitol | Negative (-ve) |
| Starch | Negative (-ve) |
| Sucrose | Negative (-ve) |
| Trehalose | Negative (-ve) |
| Xylose | Negative (-ve) |
Enzymatic Reactions |
|
| Acid Phosphatase | Positive (+ve) |
| Alkaline Phosphatase | Positive (+ve) |
| Arginine Dihydrolase | Negative (-ve) |
| Casein Hydrolysis | Positive (+ve) |
| Esculin Hydrolysis | Negative (-ve) |
| Lecithinase | Negative (-ve) |
| Lipase | Negative (-ve) |
| Lysine decarboxylase | Negative (-ve) |
| ONPG (β-galactosidase) | Negative (-ve) |
| Ornithine Decarboxylase | Negative (-ve) |
| Phenylalanine Deaminase | Negative (-ve) |
References
- Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology Vol. 2 Part C. The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-,
- and Epsilonproteobacteria
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4284298/
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/kingella-kingae
- https://jcm.asm.org/content/51/5/1627.full.pdf
- https://www.mayocliniclabs.com/test-catalog/Clinical+and+Interpretive/65202
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2012.03799.x
