Table 3 Acid production from saccharides by isolate A.S compared to those reported for Aeromonas hydrophila by Abbott et al. (2003), Martin-Carnahan and Joseph. (2005) and Erdem et al. 2011)
Characteristics | Isolate A.S | Abbott et al. (2003) | Martin-Carnahan and Joseph. (2005) | Erdem et al. (2011) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D-glucose (gas) | + | + | + | + |
Lactose | + | + | d | d |
Sucrose | + | + | + | nt |
Maltose | + | + | + | + |
L-arabinose | + | + | d | + |
L-rhamnose | − | + | d | d |
D-xylose | − | nt | − | − |
Cellobiose | − | − | − | nt |
D-trehalose | + | nt | + | + |
D-raffinose | − | − | − | − |
Adonitol | − | − | − | nt |
Dulcitol | − | nt | − | − |
Glycerol | − | + | + | + |
Inositol | − | + | − | − |
D-mannitol | + | + | + | + |
Salicin | + | + | d | d |
Melibiose | − | − | − | − |
D-arabitol (gas) | + | nt | − | − |
Mannose | + | + | + | + |
Symbols: −, 0–10% positive; +, 90–100% positive; d, 26–75% positive; nt, not tested. | ||||