identification of salmonella

Biochemical identification of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Enteritidis

Typically positive results:
  • Hydrogen sulfide
  • Lysine decarboxylase
  • Ornithine decarboxylase
  • Simmons citrate
  • Motility

  • Typically negative results with E.coli:
  • Indole production
  • Urea hydrolysis
  • Malonate utilization
  • Cellobiose
  • Phenylalanine deaminase
  • Voges-Proskauer test (acetoin)

Here you can compare the result with a typical Escherichia coli and a typical Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Complete list of ENTEROtest24 tests is here.