Table 2 Morphological, biochemical profile and antibiotic sensitivity tests of the bacterial isolate S33
Test | Result |
|---|---|
Cell shape | Rods |
Gram stain | −ve |
Spore formation | −ve |
Growth on MYP | Non-mannitol utilizer |
Motility | −ve |
Fluorescence on Pseudomonas base agar (modified King A) | Yellowish green pyoverdin fluorescence under UV (fluorescein) |
Growth at pH 6–8 | +ve |
Growth at 42 °C | +ve |
Growth at 7.5 % NaCl | −ve |
Starch hydrolysis | −ve |
Casein hydrolysis | +ve |
Tween 20 hydrolysis | −ve |
Nitrate reduction | +ve |
Catalase | +ve |
Oxidase | +ve |
Urease | +ve |
Indole production | −ve |
Citrate utilization | +ve |
Voges–Proskauer (VP) | −ve |
Methyl Red (MR) | +ve |
Gelatin liquefaction | −ve |
Hemolysis on sheep blood agar | +ve β-hemolytic |
Glucose fermentation | +ve (yellow/blue: O/NF) |
Galactose fermentation | +ve (yellow) |
Sucrose fermentation | ND |
Arginine utilization | −ve |
Antibiotic sensitivity | |
 Kanamycin | Sensitive |
 Penicillin | Resistant |
 Ampicillin | Resistant |
 Chloramphenicol | Sensitive |
 TOB10 | Sensitive |
 Tetracycline | Resistant |