Table 2 Morphological and biochemical properties of the selected isolates
From: Effect of some rhizosphere bacteria on root-knot nematodes
Characteristic | Bacterial isolate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RF5 | RG9 | RG10 | BO16 | BO17 | BB19 | |
Colony color | Translucent | Translucent | Creamy | White | Translucent | Light brown |
Gram staining | +ve | +ve | −ve | −ve | −ve | −ve |
Shape | Rod | Rod | Rod | Rod | Rod | Rod |
Motility test | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Spore forming | + | + | − | − | − | − |
Methyl red test | + | + | + | − | − | + |
Oxidase test | + | − | − | + | + | + |
Catalase test | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Arginie dihydrolysis | − | − | − | + | − | − |
Starch hydrolysis | + | − | − | − | − | + |
Gelatin liquefaction | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Casein hydrolysis | + | + | + | + | + | + |
H2S production | − | − | + | − | − | + |
Urease | − | − | − | − | − | − |
Voges-Proskauer test | − | − | − | − | − | + |