Identification of a Marine Bacillus Strain C5 and Parathion-Methyl Degradation Characteristics of the Extracellular Esterase B1

Table 1

Comparison of features between strain C5 and Bacillus subtilis.

Characteristics	Bacillus subtilis; (ATCC 6051)	C5
Gram stain	+	+
Flagella	Adnation	Adnation
Anaerobism	−	−
Hydrolysis of casein	+	+
Acid from glucose	+	−
Produces gas from glucose	−	−
Voges and Proskauer test	+	−
Methyl red test	−	−
Indole	−	−
Utilization of citrate	+	+
Hydrogen sulfide production	−	−
Hydrolysis of starch	+	−

+: 85% positive; −: 0–15% positive.