tests used in identification Enterobacter cloacae

Typically positive results with Enterobacter cloacae:
  • Arginine dihydrolase
  • Ornithine decarboxylase (positive or negative)
  • ONPG
  • Voges-Proskauer test (acetoin)
  • Simmons citrate
  • Motility

  • Typically negative results with E.cloacae:
  • Indole production
  • Hydrogen sulfide
  • Lysine decarboxylase
  • Phenylalanine deaminase

Complete list of ENTEROtest24 tests is here.