In a microbiology practical, two Gram-positive bacilli are isolated from respiratory specimens. Isolate A ferments glucose and maltose but not sucrose; Isolate B ferments glucose, maltose, and sucrose. Both produce metachromatic granules and are catalase-positive. Which biochemical finding best distinguishes Corynebacterium diphtheriae from Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis?

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