| Properties | Reaction |
| Motility | + |
| MacConkey growth | + |
| Mannitol fermentation | +, generally gas |
| Lactose, 37˚C | Acid +, gas + |
| Lactose, 44˚C | Acid +, gas + |
| Adonitol | Rarely fermented |
| Inositol | Rarely fermented |
| Indole at 37˚C | Generally produced |
| Indole at 44˚C | Generally produced |
| Methyl red reaction | + |
| Voges-Proskauer reaction | − |
| Urea | No hydrolysis |
| Phenylalanine deamination | − |
| Kligler’s H2S (hydrogen sulfide) medium | No blackening |
| Møller’s KCN (potassium cyanide) medium | No growth |
| Gluconate oxidation | − |
| Gelatin liquefaction | − |
| Glutamine acid decarboxylase | + |
| Lysine decarboxylase | + |