Table 3 Biochemical characteristics of the biosurfactant-producing isolate
Isolate code | IVN-51 |
|---|---|
Gram’s stain | −(rods) |
Citrate | + |
Motility | − |
Oxidase | − |
Catalase | + |
Indole | − |
Urease | + |
MR | − |
VP | + |
TSI | |
 Slant | A |
 Butt | A |
 H2S | − |
Starch hydrolysis | + |
Gelatin hydrolysis | – |
Sugar fermentation | |
 Maltose | +/A |
 Glucose | +/A |
 Lactose | +/A |
 Mannitol | +/A |
 Sucrose | +/A |
Probable genus | Klebsiella |