Research Article
Occurrence of Antibiotics and Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Landfill Sites in Kumasi, Ghana
Table 5
Colony morphology, cellular characteristics of isolates, biochemical test, and organisms identified from soil and leachates.
| Isolates | Colony morphology | Cellular characteristics | Biochemical test | Microorganism | Sugar fermentation | Colour | Shape | Margin | Elevation | Opacity | Gram reaction | Shape | Catalase | Indole | Starch | Citrate | Sucrose | Lactose | Glucose | Methyl red | H2S |
| DL1 | Grey | Irregular | Undulate | Flat | Opaque | Positive | Rod | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | Bacillus sp. | DL3 | Grey and shiny surface | Circular | Entire | Raised | Translucent | Negative | Rod | − | − | − | + | + | +G | +G | + | − | Citrobacter sp. | DO1 | Grey | Irregular | Undulate | Flat | Opaque | Positive | Rod | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | Bacillus sp. | DO3 | Grey | Irregular | Undulate | Flat | Opaque | Positive | Rod | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | Bacillus sp. | DO4 | White | Irregular | Undulate | Flat | Opaque | Positive | Rod | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | Bacillus sp. | DO5 | Cream | Circular | Entire | Raised | Translucent | Negative | Rod | + | − | − | + | − | − | + | + | − | Pseudomonas sp. | DO6 | White | Circular | Undulate | Unbonate | Translucent | Negative | Rod | + | − | − | + | + | + | +G | − | − | Klebsiella pneumoniae | DO8 | Cream | Circular | Entire | Raised | Translucent | Negative | Rod | + | − | − | + | − | − | + | + | − | Pseudomonas sp. | BK1 | Grey | Irregular | Undulate | Flat | Opaque | Positive | Rod | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | Bacillus sp. | BK3 | Grey | Irregular | Undulate | Flat | Opaque | Positive | Rod | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | Bacillus sp. | BK4 | White | Circular | Undulate | Unbonate | Translucent | Negative | Rod | + | − | − | + | + | + | +G | − | − | Klebsiella pneumoniae | BK5 | Grey | Irregular | Undulate | Flat | Opaque | Positive | Rod | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | Bacillus sp. | BK6 | Cream | Circular | Entire | Convex | Opaque | Negative | Rod | + | − | − | + | − | +G | +G | − | − | Enterobacter sp. | BK7 | Grey | Irregular | Undulate | Flat | Opaque | Positive | Rod | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | − | − | Bacillus sp. | K1 | Grey and shiny surface | Circular | Entire | Raised | Translucent | Negative | Rod | − | − | − | + | + | +G | +G | + | − | Citrobacter sp. | K2 | White | Circular | Undulate | Unbonate | Translucent | Positive | Rod | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | − | − | Bacillus sp. | K3 | Tan | Circular | Entire | Convex | Opaque | Negative | Rod | + | + | − | + | − | +G | +G | − | + | Proteus vulgaris | K4 | Grey | Circular | Entire | Raised | Opaque | Negative | Rod | + | + | + | + | + | +G | +G | + | + | Aeromonas hydrophilia | W1 | Grey | Irregular | Undulate | Flat | Opaque | Positive | Rod | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | Bacillus sp. | W2 | White | Circular | Undulate | Unbonate | Translucent | Positive | Rod | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | Bacillus sp. | W3 | Grey | Circular | Entire | Flat | Translucent | Positive | Rod | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | Listeria sp. | W5 | Cream | Circular | Entire | Raised | Translucent | Negative | Rod | + | − | − | + | − | − | + | + | − | Pseudomonas sp. | OH2 | Grey | Irregular | Undulate | Flat | Opaque | Positive | Rod | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | Bacillus sp. | OH3 | Grey | Circular | Entire | Convex | Translucent | Negative | Rod | + | − | − | − | − | − | + | + | − | Shigella sp. | OH5 | Grey | Circular | Entire | Convex | Translucent | Negative | Rod | + | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | − | Shigella sp. |
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DL, Dompoase leachate; DO, Dompoase; BK, Bohyen Kropo; KR, Kronum; WA, WAEC; OH, Ohwim. Positive acid production (+); negative acid production (−); positive acid and gas production (+G). |