Research Article
Rare Halophilic Nocardiopsis from Algerian Saharan Soils as Tools for Biotechnological Processes in Pharmaceutical Industry
Table 2
Physiological characteristics of Nocardiopsis isolates.
| | Properties | Clusters and isolates | Single isolates | | I | II | III | IV | V | | AH15, AH17, AH33, AH47, AH57, and AH65 | AH36, AH44 | AH25, AH62 | AH0, AH67 | AH1, AH52 | AH4 | AH12 | AH19 | AH24 | AH26 | AH37 | AH38 | AH46 | AH63 |
| | Degradation of | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Arbutin | + | + | + | – | V | – | – | – | + | + | + | – | + | + | | Casein | + | – | + | + | – | + | + | + | + | – | + | – | – | + | | Esculin | + | + | + | – | + | – | – | – | + | + | + | – | + | + | | Carbone source utilization: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Adonitol | + | v | – | + | V | – | + | + | + | – | – | + | – | + | | Cellobiose | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | – | – | + | + | + | + | | Fructose | + | + | + | – | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + | + | + | | Galactose | + | + | + | + | – | – | – | + | + | – | + | + | + | + | | Inositol | V | + | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | + | + | + | – | | Lactose | V | + | V | – | V | + | – | + | – | + | + | + | – | + | | Mannitol | + | – | + | + | – | + | – | + | + | + | + | + | – | + | | Mannose | + | + | – | v | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | + | + | + | | Melibiose | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | + | – | – | – | | Raffinose | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | + | – | – | | Rhamnose | + | + | – | + | – | – | + | + | + | + | – | + | – | – | | Ribose | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | – | + | + | – | – | + | | Sucrose | – | – | + | + | – | + | + | + | + | – | – | – | – | + | | Xylose | + | + | + | + | + | – | – | + | + | – | + | + | – | + | | Nitrogen source utilization: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Alanine | + | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | + | + | | Proline | + | + | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | | Decarboxylation of sodium acetate | – | + | – | + | – | – | – | + | + | – | + | + | – | + | | Nitrate reduction | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | – | + | + | | Growth in the presence of | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NaCl 0% | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | NaCl 20% | – | – | + | – | + | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | + | – | | Lysozyme 0.005% | – | V | V | + | + | + | + | + | – | + | – | – | – | + | | Growth at 42°C | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | + | – | – | – | + |
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