Table 1 Morphological and biochemical characteristics used to classify the isolates
Isolate | Morphology | Biochemical properties | Probable genus | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Motility | Endospore | Gram | Catalase | Citrate | Indole | Starch hydrolysis | ||
AWW | + | + | + | – | + | – | – | Bacillus |
ASS | + | + | + | – | + | – | – | Bacillus |
SIS | + | – | + | + | + | + | + | Bacillus |
LCW | + | + | + | + | – | + | + | Micrococcus |
LAW | + | + | + | + | – | – | + | Bacillus |
FPS | + | – | – | + | – | – | + | Bacillus |
KFS | + | – | + | + | – | – | + | Bacillus |
KAS | + | + | – | + | – | – | + | Bacillus |
KIS | + | + | – | + | – | – | + | Bacillus |
SFS | + | – | + | + | + | + | + | Staphylococcus |