| Basic Characteristics | Properties (Enterobacter aerogenes) |
| Capsule | Positive (+ve) |
| Catalase | Positive (+ve) |
| Citrate | Positive (+ve) |
| Flagella | Positive (+ve) |
| Gas | Positive (+ve) |
| Gelatin Hydrolysis | Negative (-ve) |
| Gram Staining | Gram-negative |
| H2S | Negative (-ve) |
| Indole | Negative (-ve) |
| Motility | Positive (+ve) |
| MR (Methyl Red) | Negative (-ve) |
| Nitrate Reduction | Positive (+ve) |
| OF (Oxidative-Fermentative) | Fermentative |
| Oxidase | Negative (-ve) |
| Shape | Rod-shaped |
| Spore | Negative (-ve) |
| TSIA (Triple Sugar Iron Agar) | Acid/ Acid Gas |
| Urease | Negative (-ve) |
| VP (Voges Proskauer) | Positive (+ve) |
| Arabinose | Positive (+ve) |
| Arabitol | Negative (-ve) |
| Cellobiose | Positive (+ve) |
| DNase | Negative (-ve) |
| Fructose | Positive (+ve) |
| Galactose | Positive (+ve) |
| Glucose | Positive (+ve) |
| Glycerol | Positive (+ve) |
| Lactose | Positive (+ve) |
| Mannitol | Positive (+ve) |
| Mannose | Positive (+ve) |
| Rhamnose | Positive (+ve) |
| Starch | Negative (-ve) |
| Trehalose | Positive (+ve) |
| Xylose | Positive (+ve) |
| Arginine Dehydrolase | Negative (-ve) |
| Esculin Hydrolysis | Positive (+ve) |
| Gamma-Glutamyl transferase | Positive (+ve) |
| ONPG (β-galactosidase) | Positive (+ve) |
| Ornithine Decarboxylase | Positive (+ve) |
| Phenylalanine Deaminase | Negative (-ve) |
| Tetrathionate reductase | Negative (-ve) |