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Volume 25, Number 1—January 2019
Dispatch

Identification of Lonepinella sp. in Koala Bite Wound Infections, Queensland, Australia

Holly Angela SinclairComments to Author , Paul Chapman, Lida Omaleki, Haakon Bergh, Conny Turni, Patrick Blackall, Lindsey Papacostas, Phillip Braslins, David Sowden, and Graeme R. Nimmo
Author affiliations: Pathology Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia (H.A. Sinclair, H. Bergh, G.R. Nimmo); Caboolture Hospital, Caboolture, Queensland, Australia (P. Chapman); Queensland Institute of Medical Research Berghofer, Herston (P. Chapman); The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (L. Omaleki, C. Turni, P. Blackall); Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Birtinya, Queensland, Australia (L. Papacostas, D. Sowden); University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia (P. Braslins); Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia (G.R. Nimmo)

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Table 1

Phenotypic characteristics of 4 clinical isolates obtained from koala bite wound infections, Queensland, Australia, and Lonepinella koalarum ACM 3666

Growth characteristic or condition MS14434 MS14435 MS14436 MS14437 ACM 3666
Growth requirement
X factor – – – – –
V factor
 –
 –
 –
 –
 –
Biochemical reaction
Acetoin, Voges-Proskauer test – + + – +
Arginine arylamidase + – – + –
β-galactosidase – – – + –
β-glucosidase – + + + +
β-xylosidase + – – – +
Catalase – – – – –
H2S – – – – –
Indole – – – – –
Leucine arylamidase + + + + +
Ornithine decarboxylase – – – – –
Oxidase +* +* +* +* +*
Phenylalanine arylaminidase + + + – +
Urease – – – – –
Courmarate – + – + –
Maltotriose + + + + +
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + + + – +
Phenylphosphonate + – – – +
Phosphatase + + + + +
Nitrate reduction – – – – +
Hydrolyzed esculin
 –
 +
 +
 +
 +
Sugar utilization
Glucose + + + + +
Sucrose + – – + +
Lactose – – – – –
Maltose – – – – +
Mannose + + + + +
Xylose – – – – +*
Mannitol – – – – –
Malate + + + + +
D-cellobiose
 –
 –
 –
 +
 +
Media type
Horse blood agar + + + + +
Chocolate agar + + + + +
Bacitracin agar + + + + +
Brain Heart yeast + + + + +
MacConkey with crystal violet – – – – –
Hemolysis on horse blood agar
 –
 –
 –
 –
 –
Temperature and atmospheric conditions
Room temperature + + + + +
28°C Aerobic + + + + +
35°C Aerobic + + + + +
35°C in 5% CO2 + + + + +
35°C Microaerophilic + + + + +
35°C Anaerobic + + + + +
42°C Aerobic – – – + –

*Weak positive.

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