Table 3.

Morphological and Biochemical characteristics of the marine isolate 1S1.

Test character	Results
Morphological characters
Colony shape	Regular
Colony edge	Entire
Colony consistency	Dry-ash
Colony elevation	Concave
Spore grouping	Chain
Spore color	Gray
Spore chain	Hook
Arial mycelium	White to gray
Substrate mycelium	white
Diffusible pigment	-
Production of melanin pigment	Tyrosine agar	Tryptone-yeast extract broth
	-	-

	Growth under different physiological conditions
	pH			NaCl in %			Temperature in °C
	3	7.7	10	0	5	10	20	28	37	45	60
	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-
Utilization of different carbon sources
starch	+
maltose	+++
mannose	++
lactose	-
xylose	+
galactose	++
fructose	+
glucose	-
sucrose	+
Sodium acetate	-
glycerol	+
Utilization of different nitrogen source
L- alanine	++
DL-Phenylalanine	+
L- Asparagine	+
L-Tyrosine	+
L- Arginine	+
L-Cystine	-
NH4NO3	-
(NH4)2SO4	+
KNO3	+
NaNO3	+
Enzyme production
Amylase	+++
Gelatinase	-
Chitinase	-
Catalase	-
Pectinase	+
Arginase	-
Licithinase	+
Urease	+
Lipase	+
Cellulase	-
Caseinase	-

+++: very good growth, utilization or production;

++: good growth utilization or production;

+: Scanty growth, utilization or production;

-: no growth, utilization or production.