Table 1.

Physiologic and biochemical characteristics of Bacillus licheniformis JK7

Characteristics	Result	Characteristics	Result
Gram stain	+	Esculine	+
Spore formation	+	Salicin	+
Glycerol	+	Cellobiose	+
Erythritol	−	Maltose	+
D-arabinose	−	Lactose	−
L-arabinose	+	Melibiose	−
Ribose	+	Sucrose	+
D-xylose	+	Trehalose	+
L-xylose	−	Inuline	−
Adonitol	−	Melezitose	−
β-methyl-D-xylose	−	D-raffinose	−
Galactose	+	Starch	+
Glucose	+	Glycogen	+
Fructose	+	Xylitol	−
Mannose	+	β-Gentiobiose	+
L-sorbose	−	D-turanose	+
Rhamnose	+	D-lyxose	−
Dulcitol	−	D-tagatose	+
Inositol	−	D-fucose	−
Mannitol	+	L-fucose	−
Sorbitol	+	D-arabitol	−
α-methyl-D-mannoside	−	L-arabitol	−
α-methyl-D-glucoside	+	Gluconate	+
N-acethyl-glucosamine	+	2-keto-gluconate	−
Amygdaline	+	5-keto-gluconate	−
Arbutine	+