Table 1.

Morphological, physiological and biochemical characters of 48 E. faecalis isolates collected from infected fishes in Bangladesh.

Test Type	Tests	Characteristics
Colony characters	Size	M
	Type	R
	Color	Dark red
	Shape	C
Morphological character	Shape	Cocci
Physiological characters	Motility	−
	Growth at 10 °C	+
	Growth at 45 °C	+
	Growth in 40% bile salt	+
	Growth in 0.1% methylene blue milk at pH 9.6	+
	Growth in 6.5% NaCl	+
Biochemical characters	Gram’s staining	+
	Catalase	−
	Oxidase	−
	Oxidative-Fermentative	F
	Methyl Red	+
	Voges-Proskauer	+
	Indole	+

M: medium; R: round; C = convex; F: Fermentative; +: positive; − : negative.