Table 3 Biochemical characteristics of associated and symbiotic bacterial isolates
| Â | Bacteria isolates | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IISR-EPN BC 06 | IISR-EPN BC 07 | IISR-EPN BC 08 | IISR-EPN BC 10 | IISR-EPN BC 11 | IISR-EPN BC 12 | |
Biochemical tests | ||||||
 Catalase test | + | + | + | + | + | + |
 Oxidase test | − | − | − | + | − | − |
 Indole test | − | − | − | − | − | + |
 Methyl red test | − | − | − | − | − | + |
 Voges-Proskauer test | − | + | + | + | + | − |
 Citrate utilization test | + | + | + | + | + | + |
 Urease test | + | − | − | − | − | − |
 H2S production | - | + | − | − | − | _ |
 Proteolysis test | + | − | − | + | − | − |
 Esculin hydrolysis | − | − | − | − | − | − |
 Lipolysis test | + | − | − | + | − | − |
Carbohydrate fermentation | ||||||
 Glucose | + | + | + | + | + | + |
 Lactose | − | − | − | − | − | − |
 Sucrose | − | − | − | − | − | + |
 Maltose | − | + | + | + | + | + |
 Mannitol | − | + | + | − | + | + |