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Colony colour Cream to pink Pale yellow to pale orange Pale orange Reddish orange Maximum growth temperature (uC) 37 31 34 30 Enzyme activities (API ZYM) N-Acetyl-b glucosaminidase + + + 2 a-Fucosidase + 2 2 2 b-Galactosidase W ++ 2 b-Glucosidase + 22 + Lipase W 22 W Acid from (API 50CH) N-Acetylglucosamine + 2 2 2 Amygdalin + 2 + 2 Arbutin + 2 2 2 Cellobiose + 2 ++ D-Fructose + 22 V Glycerol w 2 + V D-Lactose + 2 2 2 Maltose + VW 2 Melibiose W 2 2 2 Methyl a-D-glucopyranoside V V W 2 Methyl a-D-mannopyranoside V 2 2 2 Methyl a-D-xylopyranoside 22 + 2 L-Rhamnose W W W 2 Salicin + 2 2 2 L-Sorbose 2 ++ 2 DNA G+C content (mol%) 37.2–37.6 36.0 36.8 33.8