Table 1.
Biochemical typing of Bt isolates.
| Isolate/Serial# | Geographical Location/Crystal Shape | SAC | AMY | VP | CIT | OX | MOT | ADH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bt1 (284) | Al Hasa/Bi-pyramidal not attached | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Bt2 (319) | Hafr Al-Baten/Attached hexagonal | − | + | + | + | + | − | + |
| Bt3 (594) | Yonbaa/Spherical | − | + | − | + | − | + | − |
| Bt4 (605) | Al-Majma’ah/Spherical | + | + | − | − | + | + | + |
| Bt5 (M300) | Mecca/Dark, bright, ovoid, Attached spore | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Bt6 (M268) | Al-Madina/Hexagonal-spore in chain | − | − | + | − | + | − | − |
| Bt7 (M13m) | Asir/Small, outside, spherical, not attached | − | + | − | + | + | − | + |
| Bt8 (M160) | Al-Majma’ah/Large bi-pyramidal, attached spore | − | − | + | − | + | − | − |
| Bt9 (224) | Al Taif/Hexagonal, inclined spore | − | + | + | + | + | − | + |
(SAC, sucrose; AMY, starch hydrolysis; VP, acetoin formation; CTA, citrate utilization; OX, oxidase; MOT, motility; ADH, arginine dihydrolase).