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Table 2 Biochemical results for H. ovis isolate compared to results obtained for H. ovis control strains

From: Helcococcus ovis in a patient with an artificial eye: a case report and literature review

Phenotypic characteristic

H. ovis control strainsa

H. ovis in our study

CCUG 37441

CCUG 39041

β-Galactosidase

+

+

α-Glucosidase

+

+

Cyclodextrin

+

+

Leucine aminopeptidase

+

+

β-Glucuronidase

+

+

sorbitol

+

N-Acetyl-D-Glucosaminidase

+

Mannitol

+

Methyl-β-D-glucopyranoside

+

Pullulan

+

Raffinose

+

Trehalose

+

Arginine dihydrolase

+

  1. Note: aWe didn’t test H. ovis control strains, and the results of H. ovis control strains came from the results of Collins’ and Kutzer’s studies