Table 3.
Physiological and biochemical properties of the bacterial isolates (A–J)
| Bacterial | Staining | Biochemical tests | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isolates | Simple | Gram | Capsular | Iodine test | Methyl red | Citrate | Indole | Catalase |
| A (SELA 1) | Rod shape | G − | − | + | − | − | − | − |
| B (SELA 2) | Rod shape | G + | − | + | − | − | − | − |
| C (CGIPL 1) | Rod shape | G + | − | + | − | − | − | − |
| D (SELA 5) | Rod shape | G + | − | + | − | − | − | − |
| E (CGIPL 2) | Rod shape | G + | − | + | + | − | − | − |
| F (CCIL 1) | Rod shape | G + | − | + | − | + | − | − |
| G (SELA 3) | Rod shape | G + | − | + | + | + | − | − |
| H (SELA 4) | Rod shape | G + | − | + | + | − | − | − |
| I (SELA 6) | Cocci | G − | − | + | + | − | − | − |
| J (CCIL 2) | Rod shape | G + | − | + | − | − | − | + |