| Basic Characteristics | Properties (Enterobacter cloacae) |
|---|---|
| Capsule | Negative (-ve) |
| Catalase | Positive (+ve) |
| Citrate | Positive (+ve) |
| Flagella | Positive (+ve) |
| Gas from glucose | Positive (+ve) |
| Gelatin Hydrolysis | Negative (-ve) |
| Gram Staining | Negative (-ve) |
| Growth in KCN | Positive (+ve) |
| H2S | Negative (-ve) |
| Indole | Negative (-ve) |
| Motility | Motile |
| MR (Methyl Red) | Negative (-ve) |
| Nitrate Reduction | Positive (+ve) |
| OF (Oxidative-Fermentative) | Facultative Anaerobes |
| Oxidase | Negative (-ve) |
| Pigment | Negative (-ve) |
| Shape | Rods |
| Spore | Negative (-ve) |
| Urease | Positive (+ve) |
| VP (Voges Proskauer) | Positive (+ve) |
| Fermentation of | |
| Adonitol | Negative (-ve) |
| Arabinose | Positive (+ve) |
| D-Arabitol | Variable |
| Cellobiose | Positive (+ve) |
| DNase | Negative (-ve) |
| Dulcitol | Negative (-ve) |
| Meso-Erythritol | Negative (-ve) |
| Glucose | Positive (+ve) |
| Glycerol | Variable |
| Lactose | Negative (-ve) |
| Maltose | Positive (+ve) |
| D-Mannitol | Positive (+ve) |
| D-Mannose | Positive (+ve) |
| Melibiose | Positive (+ve) |
| Mucate | Positive (+ve) |
| MyoInositol | Negative (-ve) |
| Raffinose | Positive (+ve) |
| Rhamnose | Positive (+ve) |
| Salicin | Positive (+ve) |
| D-Sorbitol | Positive (+ve) |
| Sucrose | Positive (+ve) |
| Tartrate | Variable |
| Trehalose | Positive (+ve) |
| Xylose | Positive (+ve) |
| Enzymatic Reactions | |
| Acetate Utilization | Positive (+ve) |
| Aesculine Hydrolysis | Variable |
| Arginine decarboxylase | Positive (+ve) |
| Esculin Hydrolysis | Variable |
| Lipase | Negative (-ve) |
| Lysine decarboxylases | Negative (-ve) |
| ONPG (β-galactosidase) | Positive (+ve) |
| Ornithine Decarboxylase | Positive (+ve) |
| Pectate degradation | Negative (-ve) |
| Phenylalanine Deaminase | Negative (-ve) |
| Tryptophan Deaminase | Negative (-ve) |
What are the most effective treatments for enterobacter agglomerans? How contageous is it?
It’s stated above that enterobacter doesn’t ferment lactose yet it appears as LF on a MAC. I’m correlating this with my micro notes so it’s kinda confusing to see that here, any explanation?
Could be that it is weak or slow to the fermentation of lactose which is why it would show up on MAC.