Biochemical Test of Enterobacter aerogenes

By Prof Moses Joloba

Basic CharacteristicsProperties (Enterobacter aerogenes)
CapsulePositive (+ve)
CatalasePositive (+ve)
CitratePositive (+ve)
FlagellaPositive (+ve)
GasPositive (+ve)
Gelatin HydrolysisNegative (-ve)
Gram StainingGram-negative
H2SNegative (-ve)
IndoleNegative (-ve)
MotilityPositive (+ve)
MR (Methyl Red)Negative (-ve)
Nitrate ReductionPositive (+ve)
OF (Oxidative-Fermentative)Fermentative
OxidaseNegative (-ve)
ShapeRod-shaped
SporeNegative (-ve)
TSIA (Triple Sugar Iron Agar)Acid/ Acid Gas
UreaseNegative (-ve)
VP (Voges Proskauer)Positive (+ve)
Fermentation of
ArabinosePositive (+ve)
ArabitolNegative (-ve)
CellobiosePositive (+ve)
DNaseNegative (-ve)
FructosePositive (+ve)
GalactosePositive (+ve)
GlucosePositive (+ve)
GlycerolPositive (+ve)
LactosePositive (+ve)
MannitolPositive (+ve)
MannosePositive (+ve)
RhamnosePositive (+ve)
StarchNegative (-ve)
TrehalosePositive (+ve)
XylosePositive (+ve)
Enzymatic Reactions
Arginine DehydrolaseNegative (-ve)
Esculin HydrolysisPositive (+ve)
Gamma-Glutamyl transferasePositive (+ve)
ONPG (β-galactosidase)Positive (+ve)
Ornithine DecarboxylasePositive (+ve)
Phenylalanine DeaminaseNegative (-ve)
Tetrathionate reductaseNegative (-ve)