Here is a table of the Australian unknowns.
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Here is the profile of the unknown isolates from Opuntia rots in Australia
(all from Queensland and New South Wales).
Presented are four examples. In all, 17 iolates were collected
from 15 rots in 5+ locations.
None sporulate and I have yet to get any matings to produce spores on either
malt, YCB or Opunita Extract media.
The cells are round with few inclusions. The colonies are smooth and cream white.
| Test | 98-333A | 98-335 | 98-330 | 98-318 |
| D-GLUCOSE | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| D-GALCTOSE | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| L-SORBOSE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MALTOSE | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| SUCROSE | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| CELLOBIOSE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TREHALOSE | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| LACTOSE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MELIBIOSE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RAFFINOSE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MELIZITOSE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| INULIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SOLUBLE STARCH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D-XYLOSE | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| L-ARABINOSE | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| D-ARABINOSE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D-RIBOSE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| L-RHAMNOSE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ETHANOL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| GLYCEROL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| I-ERYTHRITOL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ADONITOL | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| DULCITOL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D-MANNITOL | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| D-SORBITOL | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| AMG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SALICIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLUC & LACTONE | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| K-GLUCONATE | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| GLUCOSAMIONE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DL-LACTIC ACID | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SUCCINIC ACID | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| CITRIC ACID | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I-INOSITOL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLUCURONIC ACID | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fermentation | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Starch production | ||||
| growth at 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| growth at 37 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| growth at 42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| osmotic medium | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 5% NaCl | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 10% NaCl | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 12.5% NaCl | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| lipase | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| urease | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| nitrate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| nitrite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ethylamine | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| casein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| methanol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| w/o Amino Acids | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| digitonin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.1 ppm Cycloheximide | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 ppm Cycloheximide | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 ppm Cycloheximide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Volatiles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| lysine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| malate | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| N-acetyl glucosamine | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| hexadecane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Y-55 killing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |