Table 2b.
Morphological, microbiological and biochemical characteristics of Gram negative Azotobacter isolates isolated from various rhizosphere soil.
CD | Colony features | Biochemical Reactions | |||||||||||||||
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color | Shape | Margin | IMVIC test | Catalase | Urease | Oxidase | NR | Hydrolysis | Carbohydrate utilization | ||||||||
Indole | MR | VP | CU | Lipid | Starch | Glucose | Fructose | Lactose | Sucrose | ||||||||
Acid/Gas | Acid/Gas | Acid/Gas | Acid/Gas | ||||||||||||||
AZ1 | Yellow | Rods | Irregular | – | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + | + | +/- | +/- | +/- | +/- |
AZ2 | Brown | Rods | Irregular | + | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + | + | +/- | +/- | +/- | +/- |
AZ3 | Yellow | Rods | Entire | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | + | + | + | +/- | +/- | +/- | +/- |
AZ4 | Yellow | Rods | Irregular | – | – | – | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | +/- | +/- | +/- | +/- |
AZ5 | White | Rods | Irregular | – | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + | + | +/- | +/- | +/- | +/- |
AZ6 | Brown | Rods | Irregular | + | + | – | + | + | – | – | + | + | + | +/- | +/- | +/- | +/- |
AZ7 | Yellow | rods | Entire | – | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + | + | +/- | +/- | +/- | +/- |
AZ8 | Yellow | rods | Irregular | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | + | + | + | +/- | +/- | +/- | +/- |
AZ9 | Yellow | rods | Irregular | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | + | + | – | +/- | +/- | +/- | +/- |
AZ10 | Yellow | rods | Irregular | – | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + | – | +/- | +/- | +/- | +/- |
AZ11 | Brown | rods | Irregular | – | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + | + | +/- | +/- | +/- | +/- |
AZ12 | Brown | rods | Irregular | + | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + | + | +/- | +/- | +/- | +/- |
AZ13 | Brown | rods | Irregular | – | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + | + | +/- | +/- | +/- | +/- |
AZ14 | Creamy | rods | Entire | – | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + | + | +/- | +/- | +/- | +/- |
AZ15 | Creamy | rods | Entire | – | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + | + | +/- | +/- | +/- | +/- |