Table 2.
Characterization of Pediococcus isolates
| S. no. | Isolates | Source of isolation | Microscopic observation | Catalase test | Pseudocatalase test | Oxidase test | Gas production from glucose | Arginine hydrolysis | Growth at different temperatures (0C) | Growth at different pH | Growth at different salt concentrations (%) | Identified isolates | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 37 | 42 | 50 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 4 | 6.5 | 10 | 15 | ||||||||||
| 1 | PD-1 | Dosa batter, girls’ hostel, NDRI Karnal | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 2 | PD-2 | Dosa batter, girls’ hostel, NDRI Karnal | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | + | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 3 | PD-3 | Dosa batter, boys’ hostel, NDRI, Karnal | Gram -positive Cocci in P&T | − | + | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 4 | PD-4 | Dosa batter, boys’ hostel, NDRI, Karnal | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | + | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 5 | PD-7 | Butter milk, household, Karnal | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 6 | PD-8 | Idli batter, boys’ hostel, NDRI, Karnal | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 7 | PD-10 | Idli batter, girls’ hostel, NDRI, Karnal | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 8 | PD-13 | Pickle, household, Hisar | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 9 | PD-14 | Dosa batter, local market, Karnal | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 10 | PD-16 | Pickle, house hold, Karnal | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 11 | PD-18 | Dosa batter, local market, Karnal | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 12 | PD-19 | Dosa batter, local market Karnal | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 13 | PD-20 | Dosa batter, girls’ hostel, NDRI Karnal | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 14 | PD-21 | Dosa batter, local market, Jind | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 15 | PD-22 | Dosa batter, local market, Jind | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 16 | PD-24 | Idli batter, local market, Karnal | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | + (weakly) | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 17 | PD-25 | Dosa batter, local market, Delhi | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | + | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 18 | PD-26 | Idli batter, local market, Hisar | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 19 | PD-27 | Idli batter, local market, Hisar | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 20 | PD-28 | Fermented vegetable (cabbage) prepared in lab NDRI, Karnal | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | + (weakly) | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 21 | PD-29 | Fermented vegetable (cabbage) prepared in lab, NDRI, Karnal | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 22 | PD-30 | Fermented vegetable (cabbage) prepared in lab, NDRI, Karnal | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 23 | PD-31 | Fermented vegetable (cabbage) prepared in lab, NDRI, Karnal | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 24 | PD-32 | Fermented vegetable (carrot) prepared in lab, NDRI, Karnal | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 25 | PD-33 | Fermented vegetable (carrot) prepared in lab, NDRI, Karnal | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 26 | PD-34 | Fermented vegetable (cabbage) prepared in lab, NDRI, Karnal | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 27 | PD-35 | Fermented grape juice, prepared in lab, NDRI, Karnal | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 28 | PD-36 | Fermented grape juice, prepared in lab, NDRI, Karnal | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 29 | PD-37 | Fermented grape juice, prepared in lab, NDRI, Karnal | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 30 | PD-38 | Dosa batter, local market, Delhi | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 31 | PD-39 | Fermented grape juice, prepared in lab, NDRI, Karnal | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 32 | PD-41 | Cow milk, cattle yard Karnal | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 33 | PD-44 | Buffalo milk, local market, Karnal | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | + | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 34 | PD-45 | Human feces, voluntaries from NDRI, Karnal | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. acidilactici |
| 35 | 8-PD | Dosa batter, boys’ hostel, NDRI, Karnal | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 36 | 14-PD | Dosa batter, boys’ hostel, NDRI, Karnal | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | + | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 37 | 25-PD | Idli batter, girls’ hostel, NDRI, Karnal | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | + | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 38 | 42-PD | Idli batter, girls’ hostel, NDRI, Karnal | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | + | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 39 | Sil-1 | Silage, cattle yard, NDRI, Karnal | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | + | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
| 40 | Sil-2 | Silage, cattle yard, NDRI, Karnal | Gram-positive Cocci in P&T | − | + | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | P. pentosaceus |
*P&T Pairs and Tetrads