Table 2.
Biochemical characteristics and enzyme profiles of bacterial isolates
| isolate code | Identification | Biochemical characteristics | Carbon source | Enzyme activities | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catalase | Oxidase | Glucose | Lactose | Galactose | Fructose | Citrate | Casein | Starch | Cellulase | Lipase | Protease | Amylase | ||
| BTX1 | Bacillus subtilis | + | − | + | − | nd | + | nd | + | + | − | + | + | + |
| BTX2 | Bacillus subtilis | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | + | + | + |
| BTX3 | Bacillus subtilis | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | + | + | − |
| BTX4 | Bacillus subtilis | − | + | − | − | + | − | − | + | + | − | − | + | + |
| BTX5 | Bacillus subtilis | + | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | + | + | + |
| BTX6 | Bacillus subtilis | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | + |
| BTX7 | Bacillus subtilis | + | + | − | + | − | + | − | − | + | + | − | + | + |
| BTX8 | Bacillus subtilis | + | + | + | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| BTX9 | Bacillus subtilis | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | + | + | − | − | − | + |
| BTX10 | Bacillus subtilis | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| BTX11 | Bacillus subtilis | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | + | − |
| BTX12 | Bacillus subtilis | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| BTX13 | Bacillus subtilis | − | + | − | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| BTX14 | Bacillus subtilis | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | + | − | − | + |
| BTX15 | Bacillus subtilis | − | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | + | + | − |
| BTX16 | Bacillus licheniformis | + | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | + | + | + |
| BTX17 | Bacillus licheniformis | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | + | + | − | + | + | + |
| BTX18 | Bacillus licheniformis | − | nd | − | nd | + | − | nd | − | + | − | + | − | − |
| BTX19 | Bacillus licheniformis | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | + |
| BTX20 | Bacillus licheniformis | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| BTX21 | Bacillus licheniformis | − | + | − | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | + | + | − |
| BTX22 | Bacillus subtilis | − | + | − | + | + | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | + |
| BTX23 | Bacillus subtilis | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| BTX24 | Bacillus subtilis | + | + | − | − | − | + | − | + | + | − | + | + | + |
| BTX25 | Bacillus subtilis | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | + | − | + | + | − |
| BTX26 | Bacillus subtilis | + | + | nd | + | − | + | + | + | − | − | − | + | + |
| BTX27 | Bacillus subtilis | + | + | + | − | − | + | − | + | + | − | + | + | − |
| BTX28 | Bacillus subtilis | + | + | − | − | + | − | − | + | + | − | + | + | + |
| BTX29 | Bacillus licheniformis | − | nd | + | + | nd | + | − | − | + | + | − | + | + |
| BTX30 | Bacillus subtilis | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| BTX31 | Bacillus subtilis | + | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | + | − | + | − | + |
| BTX32 | Bacillus subtilis | + | + | − | + | − | + | + | − | + | − | + | + | + |
| BTX33 | Bacillus subtilis | + | + | − | + | − | + | − | − | + | − | − | + | + |
| BTX34 | Bacillus subtilis | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | + | + | + |
| BTX35 | Bacillus subtilis | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| BTX36 | Bacillus licheniformis | + | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | + | − | + | + | + |
| BTX37 | Bacillus licheniformis | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | + | + | − | + | + | + |
| BTX38 | Bacillus licheniformis | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | + | + |
| BTX39 | Bacillus licheniformis | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | + |
| BTX40 | Bacillus licheniformis | + | + | nd | + | + | + | + | − | + | − | + | + | − |
| BTX41 | Bacillus licheniformis | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | + | − | + |
| BTX42 | Geobacillus kaustophilus | + | + | + | − | − | + | − | + | + | − | − | + | + |
| BTX43 | Geobacillus kaustophilus | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + |
| BTX44 | Geobacillus kaustophilus | + | + | − | − | + | − | − | + | − | − | + | + | + |
| BTX45 | Geobacillus kaustophilus | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| BTX46 | Geobacillus kaustophilus | + | + | − | − | − | + | − | + | + | − | + | + | + |
| BTX47 | Geobacillus kaustophilus | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| BTX48 | Bacillus subtilis | nd | + | − | − | + | − | − | nd | + | − | + | + | + |
| BTX49 | Geobacillus kaustophilus | − | nd | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | + | + |
| BTX50 | Geobacillus kaustophilus | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| BTX51 | Geobacillus kaustophilus | + | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | + | − | + | + | − |
| BTX52 | Geobacillus kaustophilus | + | + | + | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| BTX53 | Bacillus sp. | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | + | + |
| BTX54 | Bacillus sp. | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| BTX55 | Bacillus sp. | + | + | + | − | + | − | − | + | + | − | − | + | − |
| BTX56 | Bacillus sp. | + | − | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | + |
| BTX57 | Bacillus sp. | + | + | + | − | − | + | − | + | + | − | + | + | + |
| BTX58 | Bacillus sp. | − | + | − | nd | + | − | − | − | − | − | + | + | + |
| BTX59 | Bacillus sp. | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| BTX60 | Bacillus subtilis | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| BTX61 | Bacillus subtilis | − | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | + | − | + | + | − |
| BTX62 | Weizmanni coagulans | − | + | + | + | + | nd | + | + | − | − | + | + | + |
| BTX63 | Weizmanni coagulans | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| BTX64 | Weizmanni coagulans | + | + | − | − | − | + | − | + | + | − | + | + | + |
| BTX65 | Weizmanni coagulans | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| BTX66 | Weizmanni coagulans | − | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | − | − | + | + | + |
| BTX67 | Weizmanni coagulans | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| BTX68 | Weizmanni coagulans | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| BTX69 | Geobacillus kaustophilus | − | − | + | nd | + | + | nd | + | − | − | + | + | + |
| BTX70 | Geobacillus kaustophilus | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + |
| BTX71 | Geobacillus kaustophilus | + | + | + | − | + | − | − | + | + | − | + | + | − |
| BTX72 | Bacillus sp. | − | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + |
| BTX73 | Bacillus sp. | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | + |
| BTX74 | Weizmanni coagulans | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| BTX75 | Weizmanni coagulans | + | + | + | − | − | + | − | + | + | − | + | + | − |
| BTX76 | Weizmanni coagulans | + | + | + | − | + | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| BTX77 | Geobacillus kaustophilus | + | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | + | + | − | + | − |
| BTX78 | Bacillus subtilis | − | + | nd | nd | + | − | nd | − | − | − | + | + | + |
| BTX79 | Bacillus sp. | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + |
| BTX80 | Geobacillus kaustophilus | nd | − | nd | nd | + | + | + | + | − | + | − | − | + |
| BTX81 | Bacillus subtilis | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | + | + | − | − |
| BTX82 | Bacillus licheniformis | + | + | + | + | − | + | − | + | + | − | + | + | + |
| BTX83 | Weizmanni coagulans | + | − | + | + | − | + | − | + | + | − | + | − | + |
(+); observed reaction, (−); negative reaction, (nd); not detected