| | Character | Bacterial isolates | | JS504 | JS802 | JS803 | JS904 | JW302 | JW307 | KS1101 | KS1805 | KW203 | VW301 |
| | Morphological characters | | | | | | | | | | | | Colony morphology | Cream, circular | White, circular | Cream, circular | Cream, circular | Transparent, circular | Cream, circular | Cream, circular | White, circular | White, circular | Cream, circular | | Gram nature | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | | Cell shape | Rod | Rod | Rod | Rod | Rod | Rod | Rod | Rod | Rod | Rod | | Cell arrangement | Single | Single | Single | Single | Single, chains | Single, chains | Single, chains | Single | Single, clumped | Single, chains | | Motility | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | + | | Pigmentation | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | | Endospore formation | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | | Physiological characters | | | | | | | | | | | | pH range for growth | 5–11 | 5–11 | 5–11 | 5–11 | 5–11 | 5–11 | 5–11 | 5–11 | 5–11 | 5–11 | | pH optimum for growth | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | | Temp. range for growth (°C) | 27–40 | 27–40 | 27–40 | 27–40 | 27–40 | 27–40 | 22–40 | 27–40 | 27–40 | 22–40 | | Temp. optimum for growth (°C) | 32 | 37 | 37 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 32 | | NaCl range for growth (%) | 0–15 | 0–20 | 0–15 | 0–20 | 0–15 | 0–20 | 0–20 | 2.5–15 | 2.5–15 | 0–20 | | NaCl optimum for growth (%) | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7.5 | 10 | 5 | | Growth on King’s B medium | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | | Growth on McConky agar | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | | Tentative identity | Alteromonas | Halomonas | Halomonas | Aidingimonas | Halomonas | Halomonas | Halomonas | Chromohalobacter | Bacillus | Halomonas |
| | Character | Bacterial isolates | | VW402 | SUR108 | SUR301 | SUR302 | SUR303 | SUR307 | SUR309 | SUR310 | SUR202 | SUR201 |
| | Morphological characters | | | | | | | | | | | | Colony morphology | Cream, circular | Cream, circular | White, gummy | Transparent, circular | Flat, reddish-pink | Cream, circular | Cream, circular | Cream, circular | Cream, circular | Cream, circular | | Gram nature | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | | Cell shape | Rod | Rod | Rod | Rod | Cocci | Rod | Rod | Rod | Rod | Rod | | Cell arrangement | Single | Single | Single | Single | Single, clumped | Single | Single | Single | Single | Single | | Motility | + | − | − | + | − | + | − | + | − | − | | Pigmentation | − | − | − | − | Pink | − | − | − | − | − | | Endospore formation | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | | Physiological characters | | | | | | | | | | | | pH range for growth | 5–11 | 5–11 | 5–11 | 5–11 | 5–11 | 5–11 | 5–11 | 5–11 | 5–11 | 5–11 | | pH optimum for growth | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | | Temp. range for growth (°C) | 27–40 | 27–40 | 27–40 | 32–45 | 32–45 | 22–40 | 32–40 | 22–45 | 22–45 | 32–45 | | Temp. optimum for growth (°C) | 32 | 32 | 37 | 32 | 37 | 27 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 32 | | NaCl range for growth (%) | 0–15 | 0–15 | 2.5–15 | 2.5–15 | 2.5–15 | 0–20 | 0–20 | 0–20 | 0–20 | 0–15 | | NaCl optimum for growth (%) | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 7.5 | 5 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 5 | 7.5 | | Growth on King’s B medium | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | | Growth on McConky agar | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | | Tentative identity | Halomonas | Halomonas | Chromohalobacter | Halomonas | Salinicoccus | Halomonas | Halomonas | Halomonas | Halomonas | Halomonas |
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