Bacillus subtilis HG-15, a Halotolerant Rhizoplane Bacterium, Promotes Growth and Salinity Tolerance in Wheat (Triticum aestivum)

Table 1

Biochemical and physiological characteristics of HG-15.

Characteristic (s)	Activity	Carbohydrate	Utilization	Carbohydrate	Utilization	Chemical sensitivity assays	Reaction
Gram stain	+	α-Cyclodextrin	+	Glycerol	+	Troleandomycin	−
Glucose oxidative fermentation	Fermentation type	Dextrin	+	γ-Aminobutyric acid	+	Rifamycin SV	−
Aerobic test	Facultative anaerobic	Glycogen	+	L-serine	+	Minocycline	−
Catalase test	+	D-mannitol	+	D-serine	+	Lincomycin	−
Nitrate reduction	−	D-melibiose	+	L-phenylalanine	+	Guanidine HCl	−
Starch hydrolysis	+	D-psicose	+	L-ornithine	+	Vancomycin	−
V-P test	+	Acetic acid	+	Hydroxy-L-proline	+	Tetrazolium violet	−
Salt tolerance 5% NaCl	+	Formic acid	+	Bromosuccinic acid	+	Tetrazolium blue	−
Salt tolerance 10% NaCl	+	Succinamic acid	+	Citric acid	+	Nalidixic acid	−
Citrate assimilation test	+	L-leucine	−	L-histidine	−	Sodium bromate	−
Methyl red test	−	L-fucose	−	Uridine	−	Potassium tellurite	+
Phenylalanine amino acid deaminase	+	α-D-lactose	−	L-threonine	−	1% sodium lactate	+

+ positive, − negative.