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Table 3 Morphological and biochemical characterization of bacteria isolates from solarized soil (plastic only)

From: Effect of soil solarization on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) growth and impact on native microbial diversity of farm soil in Nigeria

S/N

Isolates

GR

NA

  

IMVC

Sugar fermentation

Probable organisms

Cat

Mot

Ind

MR

VP

CU

Glu

Lac

AG

AG

1

BS1

− Rod

Cream colony

−

−

−

+

−

+

AG

 

AG

 

Citrobacter freundii

2

BS2

− Rod

Cream colony

+

+

−

+

+

+

AG

 

AG

 

Klebsiella pneumoniae

3

BS3

− Rod

Cream colony

+

+

−

+

+

+

AG

 

−

 

Proteus mirabilis

4

BS4

− Rod

Cream colony

+

−

−

+

−

+

AG

 

−

 

Salmonella sp.

5

BS5

− Clustered rod

Cream colony

−

+

−

+

−

+

+

+

−

−

Salmonella sp.

6

BS6

− Rod

Cream colony

−

−

−

+

−

+

+

+

−

−

Salmonella sp.

7

BS7

− Tiny rod

Cream colony

+

+

−

+

−

+

+

+

+

+

Citrobacter freundii

8

BS8

− Clustered rod

Cream colony

+

−

+

+

−

+

+

+

+

+

Citrobacter diversus

  1. GR Gram reaction, NA Nutrient agar, Cat Catalase, Mot Motility, Ind Indole, MR Methyl red, VP Voges–Proskauer, CU Citrate utilization, Glu Glucose, Lac Lactose, A Acid production, G Gas production, BS Bacteria soil (sample)