Latest revision as of 21:51, 17 April 2024
Characteristics
Colony, morphological, physiological, and biochemical characteristics of Bacillus subtilis are shown in the Table below.
| Test type
|
Test
|
Characteristics
|
| Colony characters
|
Size
|
Medium
|
| Type
|
Round
|
| Color
|
Whitish
|
| Shape
|
Convex
|
| Morphological characters
|
Shape
|
Rod
|
| Physiological characters
|
Motility
|
+
|
| Growth at 6.5% NaCl
|
+
|
| Biochemical characters
|
Gram staining
|
+
|
| Oxidase
|
-
|
| Catalase
|
+
|
| Oxidative-Fermentative
|
Fermentative
|
| Motility
|
-
|
| Methyl Red
|
-
|
| Voges-Proskauer
|
+
|
| Indole
|
-
|
| H2S Production
|
+
|
| Urease
|
-
|
| Nitrate reductase
|
+
|
| β-Galactosidase
|
+
|
| Hydrolysis of
|
Gelatin
|
+
|
| Aesculin
|
+
|
| Casein
|
+
|
| Tween 40
|
+
|
| Tween 60
|
+
|
| Tween 80
|
+
|
| Acid production from
|
Glycerol
|
+
|
| Galactose
|
+
|
| D-Glucose
|
+
|
| D-Fructose
|
+
|
| D-Mannose
|
+
|
| Mannitol
|
+
|
| N-Acetylglucosamine
|
+
|
| Amygdalin
|
+
|
| Maltose
|
+
|
| D-Melibiose
|
+
|
| D-Trehalose
|
+
|
| Glycogen
|
+
|
| D-Turanose
|
+
|
Note: + = Positive, – =Negative