Table 5.
Morphological traits and physiological and biochemical activities of Bacillus cereus and Streptomyces praecox isolated from wastewater samples
| Characteristics | Bacterial isolates | |
|---|---|---|
| Bacillus cereus strain PC2 | Streptomyces praecox strain SP1 | |
| Cell shape (rods, single) | + | + |
| Sporulation | + | + |
| Motility | + | + |
| Gram reaction | + | + |
| Catalase activity | + | + |
| Gelatin liquefaction | + | + |
| Hydrolysis of starch | - | + |
| Anaerobic growth | - | - |
| Kovac’s oxidase | + | + |
| Growth at 40 °C | + | + |
| Production of acid from: | ||
| Arabinose | + | + |
| Lactose | - | + |
| Mannose | + | + |
| Maltose | - | - |
| Sucrose | + | - |