Table 5 Phenotypic, morphological and biochemical characteristics of the selected chitinolytic and potent antifungal bacterial isolates
Characteristics | Bacterial isolate NS-1 | Bacterial isolate NS-22 |
|---|---|---|
Isolation details | Â | Â |
 Place of isolation | IARI experimental field | IARI experimental field |
 Crops | Pigeon pea | Pigeon pea |
 Soil portion | Rhizospheric soil | Rhizospheric soil |
Colony morphology | ||
 Configuration | Round | Round |
 Margins | Smooth | Smooth |
 Elevation | Convex | Convex |
 Shape | Circular | Circular |
 Pigmentation | White creamy | White |
 Cell morphology |  |  |
 Gram’s reaction | − | + |
 Shape | Rod | Rod |
 Arrangement | Single | Single |
Biochemical characteristics | ||
 Denitrification test | + | − |
 H2S production | + | − |
 Gelatin hydrolysis | + | + |
 Catalase production | + | + |
 Urease detection | − | − |
 TSI test | + | − |
 Citrate utilization test | + | + |
 Methyl red test | − | − |
 Voges-Proskauer test | − | − |