Table 1. Morphology and physiological and biochemical characteristics.

		CAB-L005	CAB-L012	CAB-L014	CAB-L022
Strain		Bacillus tropicus	Bacillus subtilis	Bacillus tequilensis	Bacillus cereus
Colony morphology		Light yellow, smooth and wet	Beige white, rough with wrinkled skin	Beige white, smooth and wet	Light yellow, smooth and wet
Shape		Rod-shaped	Rod-shaped	Rod-shaped	Rod-shaped
Aerobic type		Facultative aerobic	Facultative aerobic	Facultative aerobic	Facultative aerobic
Flagella staining		+	+	+	+
Gram staining		+	+	+	+
Spore staining		+	+	+	+
Contact enzyme		+	+	+	+
Glucose acid production		+	+	+	+
Gelatin hydrolysis		+	+	+	+
Indole		-	-	-	+
Mannitol acid production		-	+	-	-
Nitrate reduction		+	+	+	+
Phenylalanine deaminase		-	-	-	-
Starch hydrolysis		+	+	+	+
Utilization of citrate salt		+	+	+	+
V-P		+	+	+	+
Carbon sources	Sucrose	+	+	+	+
	Citric Acid	-	-	-	-
	Glucose	+	+	+	+
Nitrogen source	Potassium nitrate	+	+	+	+
Salinity tolerance	2%	+	+	+	+
	5%	+	+	+	+
	7%	+	+	+	+
	10%	-	+	-	-

Note: +Positive, -Negative.