Sl. no
|
Confirmative tests
|
AJ8a
|
Reference strains
|
---|
AJ9a
|
RJ1b
|
RJ2c
|
---|
1
|
Grams staining
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
2
|
Motility
|
Non-motile
|
Non-motile
|
Motile
|
Motile
|
|
Biochemical tests
| | | | |
3
|
Methyl Red (MR)
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
–
|
4
|
Voges Proskauer (VP)
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
5
|
Indole production
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
6
|
Nitrate reduction
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
7
|
TSI test
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
8
|
H2S production
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
9
|
Urease activity
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
10
|
Starch hydrolysis
|
+
|
–
|
+
|
–
|
Carbon source (1 % w/v)
| | | | |
11
|
Glucose
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
12
|
Sucrose
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
13
|
Maltose
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
14
|
Mannitol
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
15
|
Starch
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
–
|
16
|
Sorbitol
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
–
|
Nitrogen sources (1 % w/v)
| | | | |
17
|
Histidine
|
++
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
18
|
Valine
|
++
|
+
|
++
|
+
|
19
|
Alanine
|
++
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
20
|
Methionine
|
+
|
+
|
++
|
+
|
21
|
Tryptophan
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
Effect of pH
| | | | |
22
|
5.5
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
23
|
6.5
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
24
|
7.5
|
+
|
+
|
++
|
++
|
25
|
8.5
|
++
|
++
|
+
|
+
|
26
|
9.5
|
+++
|
+
|
–
|
–
|
27
|
10.5
|
+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Effect of NaCl concentration (w/v)
| | | | |
28
|
2
|
++
|
+
|
++
|
++
|
29
|
4
|
++
|
+
|
++
|
++
|
30
|
6
|
+++
|
++
|
+++
|
+++
|
31
|
8
|
++++
|
+++
|
++
|
++
|
32
|
10
|
++
|
++
|
+
|
+
|
-
a
Streptomyces spp. AJ8
-
b
Streptomyces spp. AJ9: Jenifer et al. (2013); Streptomyces spp. RJ1
-
c
Streptomyces spp. RJ2: Remya (2013). All reference strains were isolated from solar salt works