Table 3 Morphological and biochemical characteristics of potential cellulolytic bacterial isolates.

From: Response surface optimization for cellulase production from Enterococcus faecium and Stutzerimonas stutzeri isolated from Gossypium arboretum and Solanum melongena soil

Characteristics

CS7

BS5

Cell Size

Small

Pinpoint

Cell Arrangement

Short rod

Cocci

Pigmentation

Creamy white

Greyish-white

Gram’s Reaction

Negative

Positive

Indole production

-

-

Methyl Red

+

+

Voges-Proskaur

-

+

Oxidase Test

+

+

Catalase

+

+

Nitrate reduction

+

+

Urease

-

-

Starch hydrolysis

-

-

TSI (Slant color)

+

+

TSI (Butt colour)

+

+

TSI (Gas production)

-

+

TSI (H2S production)

-

-

  1. +: positive; -: negative.
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