Table 2.

Biochemical and morphological characteristics of the eight selected isolates.

Strains	AM2	AM5	AM6	AM13	AM15	AM1	AM3	AM24
Origin	Site 3		Site 2	Site 1	Site 4	Site 1	Site 3	Site 4
Aerial spore mass	Yellow	White	Gray	White	Pink	Yellow	White	Brown
Soluble pigment	-	Green	-	Beige	-	-	-	-
Colony reverse	Yellow	Brown	Brown	Beige	White	White	White	Brown
C. source utilization
Glucose	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++
Fructose	+++	+++	+++	+++	++	+	++	+
Maltose	+++	+++	+++	+++	++	++	+	+
Lactose	+++	+++	+++	+++	++	+	++	+
Amidon	+++	+++	+++	+++	++	+	+	+
Mannitol	+++	+++	+++	+++	++	+	+	++
Sorbitol	+++	+++	+++	+++	+	++	++	+
Citrate	+++	+++	+++	+++	+	+	+	+
Salinity resistance % (maximum of resistance to NaCl on g/L)	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	7.5	7.5	2.5	9.5
pH resistance	5–13	5–7	5–10	5–13	5–13	5–13	7–10	5–13

+++: High growth; ++: Medium growth; +: Low growth; -: Absence.