Table 3 Cultural, morphological and biochemical test characteristics of the selected isolates
No | Cultural characteristics | RS1 | RS8 | RS10 | RS15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Colony size | Small | Small | Medium | Medium |
02 | Shape | Circular | Circular | Irregular | Irregular |
03 | Color | White | White | Blond | Blond |
04 | Margin | Entire | Entire | Filaments | Undulate |
05 | Elevation | Flat fish | Flat fish | Flat | Flat |
Morphology characters | |||||
06 | Gram Staining | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative, |
07 | Cell- shape | Rod | Rod | Rod | Rod |
08 | Cell arrangement | Diplobacillus | Streptobacillus | Cocobacillus | Bacillus |
Biochemical tests | |||||
09 | Catalase production | + | + | + | |
10 | Casein hydrolysis | ||||
11 | Urease production | + | |||
12 | Starch hydrolysis | ||||
13 | Hydrogen sulphide production | ||||
14 | Carbohydrate fermentation | ||||
15 | Suggested genus | Enterobactersp | Klebsiella pneumonia sp | Pseudomonas sp | Escherichia coli sp |