Table 3. Biochemical and physiological characteristics of strains.

Character		AP-5	AP-18	AP-41	AP-70
Growth at	45°C	-	-	-	-
	37°C	+	+	+	+
	30°C	+	+	+	+
Growth at pH	5	-	-	-	-
	6	+	+	+	+
	7	+	+	+	+
	8	+	+	+	+
	9	-	-	-	-
Growth at NaCl (%)	2	+	+	+	+
	4	+	-	+	+
	6	-	-	-	-
	8	-	-	-	-
Extracellular Enzyme	Amylase	+	+	+	+
	Cellulase	+	+	-	-
	Protease	+	+	+	+
	Lipase	-	-	-	-
	Gelatinase	+	+	+	+
	Hydrolysis of
	Casein	+	+	+	+
	Hypoxanthine	+	+	+	+
	Tyrosine	+	+	+	+
	Xanthine	+	+	+	+
	Esculin	+	+	+	+
	Urea	V	V	V	V
	Lysozyme resistance	-	-	-	-