Escherichia coli strains are associated with all the following properties EXCEPT:
A) Indole production
B) Fermentation of glucose and lactose
C) Methyl red (MR) positive, Voges-Proskauer (VP) negative
D) Can use citrate as a sole carbon source

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Characteristically,E.coli strains are associated with the following properties: fermentation of glucose,lactose,trehalose,and xylose,indole production,glucose fermentation by the mixed acid pathway-MR positive and VP negative,does not produce H₂S,Dnase,urease,or phenylalanine deaminase,and cannot use citrate as a sole carbon source.

Escherichia Coli Strains Are Associated with All the Following Properties