Jerry Goure

MR Reaction

Liquefaction
VP Reaction
Morphology

Production

Production

Hydrolysis
Reduction
Utilization
Reaction

Cellular

Gelatin
Citrate

Starch
Indole
Gram

NO3
H2S
S. aureus + Cocci – – + – + ± – +
S. epidermidis + Cocci – – + – + ± – –
M. luteus + Cocci – – ± – – – – +/slow
S. typhimirium – Rods + + + – + – – –
P. vulgaris – Rods ± + + + + – – +
K. pneumonia – Rods + – + – ± ± – –
S. dysenteriae – Rods – – + ± + – – ±
E. aerogenes – Rods + – + – – + – –
E. coli – Rods – – + + + – – –
A. faecalis – Rods ± – – – – – – –
P. aeruginosa – Rods + – + – – – – +
B. cereus + Rods – – + – – ± + +

Unknown
Bacterium – Rods + – + – – – – –

Enzymes Fermentation

Requirement
Coagulase
Catalase

Mannitol
Glucose
Oxidase

Lactose

Oxygen
Urease

S. aureus – + – + + + + Facultative
S. epidermidis W+ + – – + ± – Facultative
M. luteus + + – – – – – Obl. Aerobe
S. typhimirium – + – – + – + Facultative
P. vulgaris + + – ± + – ± Facultative
K. pneumonia + + – ± + + ± Facultative
S. dysenteriae – + – – + – + Facultative
E. aerogenes – + – ± + + + Facultative
E. coli – + – ± + + + Facultative
A. faecalis – + + ± – – – Obl. Aerobe
P. aeruginosa – + + ± – – – Obl. Aerobe
B. cereus – + – ± + – ± Obl. Aerobe

Unknown
Bacterium + + + – – – N/A Obl. Aerobe

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Fermentation Enzymes

MR Reaction

VP Reaction
Morphology

Production

Production

Hydrolysis
Reduction

Utilization
Reaction

Catalase
Mannitol
Glucose

Oxidase
Lactose
Cellular

Urease
Citrate

Starch
Indole
Gram

NO3
H2S

S. aureus + Cocci + + + – + – + ± – – + – –
S. epidermidis + Cocci + ± – – + – + ± – W+ + – –
M. luteus + Cocci – – – – ± – – – – + + – –
S. typhimirium – Rods + – + + + – + – + – + – –
P. vulgaris – Rods + – ± + + + + – ± + + – –
K. pneumonia – Rods + + ± – + – ± ± + + + – –
S. dysenteriae – Rods + – + – + ± + – – – + – –
E. aerogenes – Rods + + + – + – – + + – + – –
E. coli – Rods + + + – + + + – – – + – –
A. faecalis – Rods – – – – – – – – ± – + + –
P. aeruginosa – Rods – – – – + – – – + – + + –
B. cereus + Rods + – ± – + – – ± – – + – +

Unknown
Bacterium – Rods – – N/A – + – – – + + + + –

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Requirement

Liquefaction

Coagulase
Oxygen

Activity
Gelatin
Facultative + +
Facultative – –
Obl. Aerobe +/slow –
Facultative – –
Facultative + ±
Facultative – ±
Facultative ± –
Facultative – ±
Facultative – ±
Obl. Aerobe – ±
Obl. Aerobe + ±
Obl. Aerobe + ±

Obl. Aerobe – –

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