Table 1 Differential phenotypic and metabolic characteristics of the B. amyloliquifaciens
Characteristics | Bacillus amyloliquifaciens |
|---|---|
Colony morphology | Irregular undulate wrinkled |
Gram character | + |
Sporulating | + |
Motile | + |
Gelatin liquefaction | + |
Starch hydrolysis | + |
Catalase | + |
Cellulolytic | − |
Oxidase | − |
Urease production | − |
H2S production | − |
Utilization of | |
Lactose | + |
Xylose | + |
Maltose | − |
Fructose | − |
Dextrose | − |
Galactose | + |
Raffinose | + |
Trehalose | + |
Melibiose | − |
Sucrose | − |
l-Arabinose | + |
Mannose | − |
Inulin | − |
Sodium gluconate | − |
Glycerol | + |
Salicin | − |
Dulcitol | − |
Inositol | − |
Sorbitol | + |
Mannitol | + |
Arabitol | − |
Erythritol | + |
a-Methyl d-glucoside | − |
Rhamnose | − |
Cellobiose | − |
Melezitose | + |
a-Methyl d-mannoside | − |
Xylitol | − |
ONPG | − |
Esculin hydrolysis | + |
d-Arabinose | − |
Citrate utilization | − |
Malonate utilization | − |