Biochemical Test of Alcaligenes faecalis subsp. faecalis

By Prof Moses Joloba

Basic CharacteristicsProperties (Alcaligenes faecalis subsp. faecalis)
Bromocresol purple milkAlkaline reaction
CapsuleNegative (-ve)
CatalasePositive (+ve)
CitratePositive (+ve)
FlagellaPositive (+ve)
Gelatin HydrolysisNegative (-ve)
Gram StainingGram-negative (-ve)
Growth in 7% NaClPositive (+ve)
H2SNegative (-ve)
HemolysisPositive (+ve)
IndoleNegative (-ve)
MotilityPositive (+ve)
Nitrate ReductionNegative (-ve)
Nitrite ReductionPositive (+ve)
OxidasePositive (+ve)
PigmentNegative (-ve)
ShapeRods or coccobacilli
SporeNegative (-ve)
Tween 80Negative (-ve)
UreaseNegative (-ve)
Fermentation Of
AcetatePositive (+ve)
AdonitolNegative (-ve)
AdipateNegative (-ve)
AlaninePositive (+ve)
ArabinoseNegative (-ve)
ArabitolNegative (-ve)
CelluloseNegative (-ve)
DNaseNegative (-ve)
FructoseNegative (-ve)
GalactoseNegative (-ve)
GlucoseNegative (-ve)
GluconateNegative (-ve)
GlutamatePositive (+ve)
GlycerolNegative (-ve)
GlycogenNegative (-ve)
LactatePositive (+ve)
MalatePositive (+ve)
MaltoseNegative (-ve)
MannitolNegative (-ve)
MannoseNegative (-ve)
MelibioseNegative (-ve)
PropionatePositive (+ve)
RaffinoseNegative (-ve)
RhamnoseNegative (-ve)
SorbitolNegative (-ve)
StarchNegative (-ve)
SuccinatePositive (+ve)
SucroseNegative (-ve)
TartrateNegative (-ve)
XyloseNegative (-ve)
Enzymatic Reaction
Esculin HydrolysisNegative (-ve)
Lysine DecarboxylaseNegative (-ve)
Ornithine DecarboxylasePositive (+ve)