Table 3 Gram’s staining, morphology and biochemical tests of bacterial isolate.

From: First report on isolation and characterization of Bacillus Sp. associated with honey bee brood disease

Bacterial Isolate

Gram Staining

Morphology

Catalase Test

Oxidase Test

Sucrose Fermentation

Glucose

Fermentation

Lactose fermentation

HB1

+ve

Rods

+ve

+ve

+ve

+ve

+ve

HB2

+ve

Rods

+ve

+ve

+ve

+ve

+ve

HB4

+ve

Rods

+ve

+ve

+ve

+ve

+ve

HB5

+ve

Rods

+ve

+ve

+ve

+ve

+ve

HB6

+ve

Rods

+ve

+ve

+ve

+ve

+ve

HB7

+ve

Rods

+ve

+ve

+ve

+ve

+ve

HB8

+ve

Rods

+ve

+ve

+ve

+ve

+ve

HB9

+ve

Rods

+ve

+ve

+ve

+ve

+ve

HB13

+ve

Rods

+ve

+ve

+ve

+ve

+ve

HB14

+ve

Rods

+ve

+ve

+ve

+ve

+ve