Research Article
Production and Characterization of Keratinolytic Protease from New Wool-Degrading Bacillus Species Isolated from Egyptian Ecosystem
Table 1
Morphological and biochemical properties of Bacillus sp. MA20 and Bacillus sp. MA21.
| Characteristics | Bacillus sp. MA20 | Bacillus sp. MA21 |
| Morphological | | | Shape | Rods | Rods | Gram stain | G+ve | G+ve | Motility | Motile | Motile | spore formation | +ve | +ve | Growth | | | Growth temperature | 15°C–50°C | 15°C–60°C | Growth pH | 5–8 | 5–8
| Biochemical tests | | | Oxidase | +ve | +ve | Catalase | +ve | +ve | Voges-Proskauer | +ve | +ve | Indol production | −ve | −ve | Nitrate reduced to nitrite | +ve | +ve | Hydrolysis of | | | Casein | +ve | +ve | Gelatin | +ve | +ve | Wool | +ve | +ve | Starch | +ve | +ve | Acid from | | | Glucose | +ve | +ve | Arabinose | +ve | +ve | Xylose | +ve | +ve | Mannitol | +ve | +ve | Gas from glucose | −ve | −ve | Utilization of | | | Citrate | +ve | +ve | Propionate | −ve | −ve |
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