Table 3 Gram staining and selected biochemical tests using API 20E kit.

From: Indigenous bacteria as potential agents for trace metal remediation in industrial wastewater

Isolated

bacteria

Gram

staining

Ox

test

CAT

test

URE

test

CIT

test

IND

test

GLU

test

H2S

test

GEL

test

MAN

test

Identified

species

SM3

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

P. aeruginosa

SM8

+

+

+

+

E. aerogenes

  1. Ox: Oxidase, CAT: Catalase, URE: Urease, CIT: Citrate, IND: Indole, H2S: Hydrogen sulfide, GEL: Gelatinase, MAN: Mannose.