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Table 1 The physiological and biochemical characteristics of five endophytic bacteria

From: High tetramethylpyrazine production by the endophytic bacterial Bacillus subtilis isolated from the traditional medicinal plant Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort.

Project

LB3

LB3-2-1

LB6-2

LB4

LB5

catalase reaction

+

+

+

+

+

Voges–Proskauer reaction

+

+

+

+

+

Methyl red reaction

Nitrate reduction

+

+

+

+

+

d-glucose utilization

+

+

+

+

+

d-lactose utilization

+

+

+

+

+

Citrate utilization

+

+

+

+

+

Hydrolysis of gelatin

+

+

+

+

+

Hydrolysis of starch

+

+

+

+

+

Indole production

  1. “+” represents the test results were positive; “−” represents the test results were negative