Table 1 Identification of isolated Bacillus species
Isolate code | Colour/pigment | Gram reaction | Cellular morphology | Catalase test | Oxidase test | Indole production | Motility test | Methyl red test | Voges-Proskaver test | Urease activity | Citrate utilization | Starch hydrolysis | Gelatin hydrolysis | Casein hydrolysis | NO3Reduction | Spore test | Glucose | Xylose | Lactose | Sucrose | Maltose | Mannitol | Raffinose | Fructose | Galactose | Sorbitol | Arabinose | Organism identity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BWB-01 | Cream | + | Rods | + | + | − | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | Bacillus polymyxa |
BWB-02 | Cream | + | Rods | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | Bacillus alvei |
BWB-03 | Cream | + | Rods | + | + | − | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | + | − | + | + | − | + | Bacillus subtilis |
BWB-04 | Cream | + | Rods | + | + | − | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | Bacillus cereus |
MWB-01 | Cream | + | Rods | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | − | − | + | − | + | + | − | − | Bacillus brevis |
MWB-02 | Cream | + | Rods | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | − | + | − | + | − | − | + | Bacillus megaterium |
MWB-03 | Cream | + | Rods | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | Bacillus pasterii |
PFB-01 | Cream | + | Rods | + | + | − | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | + | + | + | − | − | Bacillus amyloliquefasciens |
PFB-02 | Cream | + | Rods | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | + | − | Bacillus firmus |
PFB-03 | Cream | + | Rods | + | − | − | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | − | + | − | + | Bacillus licheniformis |
ADB-01 | Cream | + | Rods | + | + | − | + | − | + | − | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | + | Bacillus coagulans |
ADB-02 | Cream | + | Rods | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | Bacillus flavothermus |
ADB-03 | Cream | + | Rods | + | + | − | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | + | − | + | + | − | + | Bacillus subtilis |
ADB-04 | Cream | + | Rods | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | + | Bacillus circulans |
FWB-01 | Cream | + | Rods | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | − | − | Bacillus laterosporous |
FWB-02 | Cream | + | Rods | + | − | − | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | − | + | − | + | Bacillus licheniformis |
FWB-03 | Cream | + | Rod | + | + | − | + | − | + | − | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | + | Bacillus coagulans |
FWB-04 | Cream | + | Rods | + | + | − | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | Bacillus polymyxa |
LFB-01 | Cream | + | Rods | + | − | − | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | − | + | − | + | Bacillus licheniformis |
LFB-02 | Cream | + | Rods | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | − | + | − | + | − | − | + | Bacillus megaterium |
LFB-03 | Cream | + | Rods | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | − | + | − | + | − | − | + | Bacillus alcalophilus |