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Table 1 Physiological and biochemical characteristics of strain TC-1

From: Characterization of a novel chitinolytic Serratia marcescens strain TC-1 with broad insecticidal spectrum

Trait

Response

Trait

Response

Oxidase

Phenylalanine deaminase

Gram staining

Lysine decarboxylase

+

Motility

+

Ornithine decarboxylase

+

H2S production

Arginine decarboxylase

+

Mannitol

+

Bile esculin

+

Urease

Methyl red

Indole production

Sucrose

+

Melibiose

Acid from glucose

+

Sorbitol

+

Voges-Proskauer

+

DNase

+

Raffinose

Lactose

L-Arabinose

Adonitol

+

Gelatin liquefaction

+

Xylose

+

Simmons citrate

+

NO3 → NO2

+

Malonate

  1. Note: “ + ” and “−” represent positive and negative reactions, respectively