A candidate probiotic strain of Enterococcus faecium from the intestine of the crucian carp Carassius auratus

AMB Express

Table 1 Biochemical characteristics of the R8 strain

Characteristics	Reaction	Characteristics	Reaction
Oxidative/fermentative	O	Acid formation from
VogesProskauer test	−	Arabinose	+
Methyl red test	+	Saligenin	+
NO₃⁻ reductase	+	Sorbitol	−
Growth on		Mannitol	+
At 0% of NaCl	+	Sucrose	+
At 3% of NaCl	+	Xylose	−
At 6% of NaCl	+	Raffinose	−
At 8% of NaCl	+	Glucose	+
At 10% of NaCl	+	Lactose	+
4 °C	–	Utilization of
42 °C	+	Gluconate	−
Production of		Hydrolysis of
Oxidase	+	Urea	+
Catalase	–	Bile esculin	+
Arginine hydrolase	+	Amylum	+