Table 1.

Biochemical characteristics of IPU degrading bacterial isolate

Part A (KB009)	Result	Part B (KB009)	Results
Lactose	+	Inulin	+
Xylose	+	Sodium gluconate	−
Maltose	+	Glycerol	−
Fructose	+	Salicin	+
Dextrose	+	Glucosamine	+
Galactose	+	Dulcitol	+
Raffinose	+	Inositol	+
Trehalose	+	Sorbitol	+
Melibiose	+	Mannitol	+
Sucrose	+	Adonitol	+
L-Arabinose	−	α-Methyl-D-Glucoside	+
Mannose	+	Ribose	−
Catalase	+	Oxidase	+

+ positive, − negative test