Table 2.
Biochemical properties of the three possible novel cellulolytic microorganisms.
| Tests | Isolates | Control | Reference species (type strains) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS1ACP1B (Halomonas sp.) | MP2ACP3B (Albirhodobacter sp.) | B1CZP10A (yeast) | E. coli | B. subtilis | Halomonas venusta DSM 4743∗ | Halomonas halophila F 5-7∗ | Albirhodobacter marinus N9a | Albirhodobacter confluentisb | Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardiic | |
| Gram staining | − | − | NA | − | + | − | − | − | − | NA |
| Indole | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | ND |
| Motility | + | − | − | + | − | + | + | − | + | − |
| Catalase | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ND |
| Casein | − | − | − | − | + | − | ND | − | + | ND |
| Gelatin | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | + | − |
| Starch | + | + | + | − | + | ND | − | − | − | + |
| Urea | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | − |
| Glycerol | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | ND | ND | ND |
| Lactose | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | + | ND | − |
| Glucose | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | − | + |
| Sucrose | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | − | ND | + |
| Mannitol | − | − | − | + | − | + | − | + | + | ND |
| Maltose | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | − | + | ND |
| MR | − | − | − | + | NA | ND | ND | ND | − | ND |
| VP | − | − | − | − | NA | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
| Citrate | + | − | − | − | NA | + | − | − | + | ND |