Contemporaneous Production of Amylase and Protease through CCD Response Surface Methodology by Newly Isolated Bacillus megaterium Strain B69

Table 1

Morphological and biochemical tests performed for identification of selected bacterial isolate.

Morphological tests
Grams staining	+
Cell shape	Rods
Spore formation	+
Motility	+
Biochemical tests
Indole production	−
Methyl red	−
Voges-Proskauer	−
Citrate utilization	+
Oxidase test	−
Catalase test	+
Starch hydrolysis	+
Nitrate reduction	+
Casein hydrolysis	+
Cellulase hydrolysis	+
Gelatin hydrolysis	+
Glucose utilization	+
Lactose utilization	+