Pantoea agglomerans Infections in Children: Report of Two Cases

Table 1

Biochemical tests to differentiate P. agglomerans.

Biochemicals	Interpretation
Catalase	Produced
Oxidase	Not produced
Citrate (Simmons)	Utilized
Urease, hydrogen sulfide, indole	Not produced
Motility	Motile
Nitrate	Reduced to nitrite
Glucose, xylose, arabinose, maltose, trehalose, rhamnose, mannitol	Fermented
Lactose, sucrose, sorbitol	Not fermented
Oxidative fermentative (OF)	Fermentative
Methyl red, Voges–Proskauer	Positive
Lysine, ornithine, arginine	Not decarboxylated