TABLE 2.
Physiological and biochemical characteristics of the seven isolated cellulase-producing strains.
Test item | Strain | |||||||
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A-2 | B-3 | C-2 | C-4 | D-1 | D-3 | Z-1 | ||
Nitrate reduction | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | |
Splitting of urea | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | |
Gelatin liquefaction | − | − | + | + | − | − | + | |
Hydrogen sulfide test | − | + | + | − | + | − | + | |
Amylase | + | − | − | + | + | − | − | |
Catalase | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Indolephenol test | − | + | + | − | − | − | − | |
MR test | + | − | + | + | + | + | − | |
V-P test | − | + | + | − | − | − | + | |
Glucogenic acid | − | − | + | + | + | − | + | |
Glucose gas production | + | − | + | + | − | + | + |
+positive reaction; −negative reaction.