Bioadsorptive Removal of the Pollutant Zn(II) from Wastewater by Delftia tsuruhatensis Biomass

Table 1

Phenotypic characteristics of the bacterial isolate SA-101.

Test	Result
Colony morphology	Creamy, raised, circular with entire edge colonies
Pigmentation	Creamy
Cells shape	Rod shaped
Endospore	Nonspore forming
Gram stain	−ve
Motility	Motile
Oxidase	+ve
Nitrate reduction	−ve
Urease	−ve
Catalase	+ve
Indole	+ve
VP	−ve
MR	−ve
Growth on carbon sources
Glucose	−ve
Lactose	+ve
Fructose	+ve
Mannitol	+ve
Temperature profile
5°C	−ve
25°C	+ve
37°C	+ve
45°C	−ve