Phenotypic characteristics of the blood culture arcobacter isolate and other arcobacter species
| Growth on/in/at | Susceptibility to | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | MacConkey agar | 1% glycine | 1.5% NaCl | 3.5% NaCl | 42°C | Catalase | Nitrate reduction | Nitrite reduction | Indoxyl acetate hydrolysis | Nalidixic acid | Cephalothin |
| V, variable; W, weakly positive; ND, not determined; R, resistant; S, sensitive. | |||||||||||
| A cryaerophilus group 1A | − | − | − | − | − | + | V | − | + | V | R |
| A cryaerophilus group 1B | + | − | − | − | − | + | V | ND | + | S | V |
| A butzleri | + | + | V | V | V | W | + | − | + | S | R |
| A nitrofigilis | − | − | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | S | S |
| A skirrowii | − | V | + | V | V | + | + | ND | + | S | S |
| Blood culture isolate | + | − | + | − | − | W | + | − | + | S | R |