| Test | CC119 | CC113 | CC114 | S. marcescens |
| Reddish pigment on LBA | + | + | + | + |
| Growth at 37˚C | + | + | + | + |
| Motility | + | + | + | + |
| Production ofa: |
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| Beta-galactosidase | + | + | + | + |
| Arginine dihydrolase | − | − | − | − |
| Lysine decarboxylase | − | − | − | − |
| Ornithine decarboxylase | − | − | − | − |
| H2S | − | − | − | − |
| Deaminase | − | − | − | − |
| Indole | − | − | − | − |
| Acetoin (Voges-Proskauer reaction) | + | + | + | + |
| Gelatinase | + | − | + | − |
| Citrate utilizationa | − | − | − | − |
| Urea hydrolysisa | − | − | − | − |
| Acid production froma: |
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| Glucose | + | + | + | + |
| Mannitol | + | + | + | + |
| Inositol | − | − | − | − |
| Sorbitol | − | − | − | − |
| Rhamnose | + | + | + | + |
| Sucrose | + | + | + | + |
| Melibiose | − | − | − | − |
| Amygdalin | + | + | + | + |
| Arabinose | + | + | + | + |
| Oxidase | − | − | − | − |