Comparative Metabolic Characterization of Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli Blood Isolates from Saudi Arabia

Table 2

List of substrates used in this study.

Substrates	Abbreviation
Lactose	LAC
Xylose	XYL
Maltose	MAL
Fructose	FRU
Dextrose	DEX
Galactose	GAL
Raffinose	RAF
Trehalose	TRE
Melibiose	MEL
Sucrose	SUC
L-arabinose	LARA
Mannose	MNE
Inulin	INU
Sodium gluconate	SG
Glycerol	GLY
Salicin	SAL
Dulcitol	DUL
Inositol	INO
Sorbitol	SOR
Mannitol	MAN
Adonitol	ADO
Arabitol	ARA
Erythritol	ERY
Alpha-methyl-D-glucoside	α-MG
Rhamnose	RHA
Cellobiose	CEL
Melezitose	MEZ
Alpha-methyl-D-mannoside	α-MN
Xylitol	XYT
Ortho-nitrophenyl-β-galactoside	ONPG
Esculin	ESC
D-arabinose	DARA
Citrate	CIT
Malonate	MNT
Sorbose	SOR