Research Article
Lipase-Secreting Bacillus Species in an Oil-Contaminated Habitat: Promising Strains to Alleviate Oil Pollution
Table 1
Gram staining and biochemical characterization of the bacterial strains.
| | Strain | Gram staining | Catalase test | Coagulase test | Oxidase test | Motility test | Indole test | Citrase test | Urease test | Methyl red test | T.S.I test (slant and butt) |
| | 1 | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | No changes | | 2 | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | Acid | | 3 | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | Acid | | 4 | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | Acid | | 5 | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | Acid | | 6 | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | Acid | | 7 | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | Acid | | 8 | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | Acid | | 9 | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | Acid | | 10 | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | Acid |
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+, positive activity; −, no activity detected.
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