Table 2.

Physiological and biochemical characterization of strain HX-140

Characteristics	*P. polymyxa* HX-140 ^a	*P. polymyxa* ATCC 842^Ta
Anaerobic growth	+	+
Growth with 3% NaCl	+	+
Hydrolysis of starch	+	+
Hydrolysis of casein	+	+
Nitrate reduction	+	v
Indole production	–	–
VP test	+	+
Citrate utilization	–	–
Acid production from carbon sources
Galactose	+	+
_L-Arabinose	+	+
_D-Fructose	+	+
_D-Xylose	+	+

^a+ Positive reaction, − Negative reaction, V variable