Table 1.

Biochemical traits of the Bacillus isolate (B. subtilis strain WS-1).

Test	Result	Test	Result	Test	Result
Glycerin	+	Inositol	+	Inulin	+
Erythritol	−	Mannitol	+	Melezitose	−
D-arabinose	−	Sorbitol	+	Raffinose	+
L-arabinose	+	α-methyl-D mannoside	−	Starch	+
Ribose	+	α-methyl-D glucoside	+	Glycogen	+
D-xylose	+	N-acetyl-glucosamine	−	Xylitol	−
L-xylose	−	Amygdalin	+	Gentian disaccharide	−
Amoxicol	−	Arbutin	+	D-Turanose	+
β-methyl-D-xyloside	−	Esculin	+	D-lyxose	−
Galactose	−	2-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol	+	D-Tagatose	−
Glucose	+	Cellobiose	+	D-arabinitol	−
fructose	+	Maltose	+	L-arabinitol	−
Mannose	+	Lactose	−	Gluconate	−
Sorbose	−	Melibiose	+	2-keto-gluconate	−
L-Rhamnose	−	Sucrose	+	5-keto-gluconate	−
Dulcitol	−	Trehalose	+