| Basic Characteristics | Properties (Fusobacterium necrophorum) |
| Bile Growth | Variable |
| Capsule | Negative (-ve) |
| Catalase | Negative (-ve) |
| Flagella | Negative (-ve) |
| Gas | Positive (+ve) |
| Gelatin Hydrolysis | Variable |
| Gram Staining | Gram-negative bacteria |
| H2S | Positive (+ve) |
| Hemolysis | Positive (+ve) (alpha- and beta-hemolysis may be observed) |
| Indole | Positive (+ve) |
| Methylene Blue Reduction | Positive (+ve) |
| Motility | Negative (-ve) |
| MR (Methyl Red) | Negative (-ve) |
| Nitrate Reduction | Negative (-ve) |
| Oxidase | Negative (-ve) |
| Shape | Pleomorphic rod ranging from small, almost coccoid bodies to filaments, with parallel sides and blunt or tapering ends. |
| Spore | Negative (-ve) |
| VP (Voges Proskauer) | Negative (-ve) |
| Adonitol | Negative (-ve) |
| Arabinose | Negative (-ve) |
| Cellobiose | Negative (-ve) |
| DNase | Positive (+ve) |
| Dulcitol | Negative (-ve) |
| Fructose | Variable |
| Glucose | Variable |
| Glycerol | Negative (-ve) |
| Glycogen | Negative (-ve) |
| Inositol | Negative (-ve) |
| Inulin | Negative (-ve) |
| Lactose | Negative (-ve) |
| Maltose | Negative (-ve) |
| Mannitol | Negative (-ve) |
| Mannose | Negative (-ve) |
| Raffinose | Negative (-ve) |
| Rhamnose | Negative (-ve) |
| Ribose | Negative (-ve) |
| Sorbitol | Negative (-ve) |
| Sucrose | Negative (-ve) |
| N-Acetyl-glucosaminidase | Negative (-ve) |
| Acid Phosphatase | Positive (+ve) |
| Alkaline Phosphatase | Positive (+ve) |
| Beta-Lactamase | Positive (+ve) |
| Casein Hydrolysis | Positive (+ve) |
| Esculin Hydrolysis | Negative (-ve) |
| β -Glucosidase | Negative (-ve) |
| Lecithinase | Negative (-ve) |
| Lipase | Positive (+ve) |
| Lysine decarboxylase | Negative (-ve) |
| Phosphatase | Negative (-ve) |
| Tryptophanase | Positive (+ve) |