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Table 1 Phenotypic characters used for identification and separation of species investigated.

From: Occurrence of haemolytic Mannheimia spp. in apparently healthy sheep in Norway

 

M. haemolytica

M. glucosida

M. ruminalis

Gram-staining

-

-

-

Catalase

+

+

+

Oxidase

+

+

d

Motility

-

-

-

Haemolysis on ovine blood

+

+

d

Haemolysis on bovine blood

+

+

-

H&L, glucose

F

F

F

Urease

-

-

-

Indole

-

-

-

D(+)mannose

-

-

-

Trehalose

-

-

-

L(+)arabinose

-

d

-

α-fucosidase

+

+

-

β-glucosidase

-

+

-

CAMP reaction

+/weak

+

-

  1. +: ≥ 90% strains are positive, -: < 10% strains are positive, d: <90 and ≥10 positive, (+): Late positive (3–14 days), F: fermentative [1].
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Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

ISSN: 1751-0147