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Table 6 The morphological and biochemical characterization of bacterial isolates

From: Isolation, characterization, and molecular identification of soil bacteria showing antibacterial activity against human pathogenic bacteria

Test

PR1

PR2

PR3

Gram Stain

+

+

+

Motility

+

+

−

Colony color

Opaque and off-white

Cream

Yellow pigmented colonies

Cell shape

Rod-shaped

Rod-shaped

Cocci

Spore forming

+

−

−

Oxidase

+

−

−

Catalase

+

+

+

Amylase

+

−

−

Gelatinase

−

 

−

Phosphatase

−

+

+

Tryptophane deaminase

−

−

−

Arginine dihydrolase

−

−

−

Lysine decarboxylase

−

−

−

Ornithine decarboxylase

−

−

−

Glutamate decarboxylase

−

−

−

Voges-Proskauer

+

−

−

Nitrate reduction

−

−

+

Hydrolysis of Casein

+

−

+

Hydrolysis of starch

−

−

−

Hydrolysis of urea

−

−

+

Indole Production

−

−

−