Isolation and Characterization of Chitosan-Producing Bacteria from Beaches of Chennai, India

Table 2

Results of diagnostic strip test.

Tube type	Organisms inoculated	Initial color of diagnostic strip	Color of the strip after incubation at 25^°C for 24 hours	Chitin deacetylase activity
B	S3	Colorless	Yellow	+
C	S14	Colorless	Yellow	+
Control	Not inoculated	Colorless	Colorless	−

+: Chitin deacetylase activity present.
−: Chitin deacetylase activity absent.