BioMed Research International

Research Article

The Diversity of Midgut Bacteria among Wild-Caught Phlebotomus argentipes (Psychodidae: Phlebotominae), the Vector of Leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka

Table 2

Characterization of bacteria based on morphology and biochemical investigations.
Isolate no.Gram’s stainCell shapeMotilityAerobic growthAnaerobic growthOxidaseCatalaseAcid productionOxidative/fermentative
PaKu-1−R+++−++F
PaKu-2−R+++−++F
PaKu-3+S−++−++F
PaKu-4−RD++−++F
PaKu-5−RD++−++F
PaKu-6+S−++−++F
PaKu-7−R++−++−−
PaKu-8−R++−++−−
PaKu-9+S−++−++F
PaKu-10−R++++++F
PaKu-11−R++++++F
PaKu-12+S−++−++F
PaKu-13+R++−−++−
PaKu-14−R++−−++O
PaKu-15−R+++−+−O
PaKu-16−R+++−+−−
PaKu-17−R+++−+−−
PaKu-18+R+++−−−−
PaKu-19+R+++−++−
PaKu-20−R−++−++F
PaKu-21+R++−−++−
PaKu-22+R++−−++F
PaKu-23+S−+−−−+F
PaKu-24+R+++−++−
PaKu-25+R++−−++−
PaKu-26−R+++−+−−
R: rod; S: spirillum; +: positive; −: negative; F: fermentative; O: oxidative.