Table 4: Some physiological properties of Dad Sea mud bacterial isolates.
Characteristics |
B. subtilis 6633 |
1-DSM |
5-DSM |
7-DSM |
24-DSM |
Gram staining |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Catalase |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Oxidase |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
API 20E tests |
|
|
|
|
|
Ortho NitroPhenyl-ßDGalactopyranosidase |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Arginine dihydrolase |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Lysine decarboxylase |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Ornithine decarboxylase |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Citrate utilization |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
H2S production |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Urease |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Tryptophane deaminase |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Indole production |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Acetoin production |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Gelatinase |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
NO2 production |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
API 50CHB tests |
Glycerol |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Erythritol |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
D-Arabinose |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
L-Arabinose |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Ribose |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
D-Xylose |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
L-Xylose |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Adonitol |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
β-Methylxyloside |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Galactose |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
D-Glucose |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
D-Fructose |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
D-Mannose |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
L-Sorbose |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Rhamnose |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Dulcitol |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Inositol |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Mannitol |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Sorbitol |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
α-Methyl-Dmannoside |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
α-Methyl-D-glucoside |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
N-Acetylglucosamine |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Amygdalin |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Arbutin |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Aesculin |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Salicin |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Cellobiose |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Maltose |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Lactose |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Melibiose |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Sucrose |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Trehalose |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Inulin |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Melezitose |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
D-Raffinose |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Starch |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Glycogen |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Xylitol |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
β-Gentiobiose |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
D-Turanose |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
D-Lyxose |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
D-Tagatose |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
D-Fucose |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
L-Fucose |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
D-Arabitol |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
L-Arabitol |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Gluconate |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2-Ketogluconate |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5-Ketogluconate |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+: indicates positive reaction; - : indicates negative reaction.