Table 2 Biochemical reactions of bacterial isolates
Probable organism | Oxidase | Indole | Motility | Catalase | Glucose | Sucrose | Lactose | Mannitol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bacillus subtilis | + | − | + | + | + | + | − | + |
Corynebacterium diphtheriae | − | − | − | + | + | − | − | − |
Enterococcus faecalis | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + |
Escherichia coli | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | + | − | + | + | − | − | − | + |
Staphylococcus sp. | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | − |
Staphylococcus aureus | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − |
Streptococcus pyogenes | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | − |