Table 2.

Morphological characterization of bacterial isolates.

Parameters	Bacterial isolates
Macroscopic and microscopic characterization	M2	M8	M13
Cell shape	Long, rod	Long, rod	Short, rod
Cell arrangement	Chain	Chain	Chain
Colonial pigmentation	White	Creamy	Creamy
Gram staining	+	+	+
Spore staining	+	+	+
Motility test	+	+	+

Key: + = positive; − = negative.