Which of the following propey(ies) is/are seen in the members of family Enterobacteriaceae?
All the above options are true for the members of family Enterobacteriaceae. Enterobacteriaceae propeies: Gram-negative, aerobes and facultative anaerobic bacilli. Nonfastidious. Ferment glucose. Reduce nitrate to nitrite. Oxidase test negative. Catalase positive (except Shigella dysenteriae type-1). Motile, except Shigella and Klebsiella. Natural habitat: Human intestine, called coliform bacilli.
They are catalase-positive
They are oxidase-negative
They ferment glucose
All are true
Systemic Bacteriology (Gram Positive Bacilli, Gram Negative Bacilli)