Volume 25, Number 1—January 2019
Dispatch
Identification of Lonepinella sp. in Koala Bite Wound Infections, Queensland, Australia
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.