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Table 2 Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. akhurstii SL0708 biochemical characteristics (API 20NE) for bacteria obtained at 24, 48, 72, and 96 h of culture

From: Growth kinetics and pathogenicity of Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. akhurstii SL0708

Biochemical characteristics

24 h

48 h

72 h

96 h

Nitrate to nitrite reduction (NO3)

Nitrate reduction to N2 (N2)

+

+

+

+

Indole production (tryptophan enzyme assay) (TRP)

+

+

+

+

Glucose fermentation (GLU)

+

+

+

+

Arginine dehydrolase (ADH)

+

+

+

+

Urease test (URE)

+

+

+

+

β-glucosidase (ESC)

+

+

+

+

Protease (GEL)

+

+

+

+

β-galactosidase (PNPG)

Glucose assimilation (GLU)

+

+

+

+

Arabinose assimilation (ARA)

Mannose assimilation (MNE)

+

+

+

+

Mannitol assimilation (MAN)

+

+

+

+

N-acetylglucosamine assimilation (NAG)

+

+

+

+

Maltose assimilation (MAL)

+

+

+

+

Potassium gluconate assimilation (GNT)

+

+

+

+

Capric acid assimilation (CAP)

+

+

+

+

Adipic acid assimilation (ADI)

Malate assimilation (MLT)

+

+

+

+

Trisodic citrate assimilation (TCI)

+

+

+

+

Phenyl acetic acid assimilation (PAC)

Oxidase (OX)

  1. + positive, negative