Volume 15, Number 1—January 2009
Letter
Sphingomonas mucosissima Bacteremia in Patient with Sickle Cell Disease
Table
Biochemical characteristics of the previously reported Sphingomonas mucosissima isolate (AM229669) and the isolate from this study
Characteristic | S. mucosissima | Isolate from this study |
---|---|---|
Biochemical characteristics | ||
Oxidase | + | + |
Catalase | + | + |
Phosphatase | + | + |
β-galactosidase | – | – |
Gelatinase | – | – |
Nitrate reduction |
– |
– |
Assimilation of carbon compounds | ||
Alanine | + | + |
Glucose | + | + |
Glutamic acid | – | – |
Mannitol | – | – |
Sucrose | + | + |