Seasonal Fluctuation of the Population and Characterization of Bacillus spp. Isolated from the Coastal Soils of Digha, West Bengal, India

Table 2

Colony characteristics of the Bacillus spp. isolated from the coastal areas of Digha, West Bengal, India.

Isolate number	Form	Colour	Elevation	Margin	Size (mm)	Consistency
DSB1	Circular	Off-white	Convex	Undulate	2.0 × 2.5	Gummy
DSB2	Irregular	Off-white	Convex	Entire	1.5 × 2.5	Gummy
DSB3	Circular	Pale yellow	Convex	Entire	1.5 × 2.5	Gummy
DSB4	Circular	Off-white	Convex	Entire	3.5 × 3.5	Gummy
DSB5	Circular	Pale yellow	Convex	Entire	1.0 × 2.0	Gummy
DSB6	Circular	Light yellow	Convex	Entire	1.0 × 2.0	Gummy
DSB7	circular	Off-white	Flat	Undulate	2.0 × 2.5	Gummy
DSB8	Circular	Off-white	Convex	Entire	2.0 × 3.0	Gummy
DSB9	Irregular	Off-white	Convex	Undulate	1.5 × 2.0	Gummy
DSB10	Irregular	Off-white	Flat	Undulate	2.5 × 3.5	Gummy
DSB11	Circular	Off-white	Convex	Entire	4.0 × 4.0	Gummy
DSB12	Spindle	Brownish	Convex	Entire	3.0 × 3.5	Gummy
DSB13	Irregular	Off-white	Convex	Undulate	2.0 × 2.5	Gummy
DSB14	Circular	Off-white	Convex	Undulate	1.5 × 2.5	Gummy
DSB15	Circular	Off-white	Convex	Entire	3.0 × 3.0	Gummy
DSB16	Circular	Pale yellow	Convex	Entire	1.5 × 2.0	Gummy
DSB17	Circular	Off-white	Convex	Slightly serrated	1.0 × 2.0	Gummy
DSB18	Circular	Pale yellow	Convex	Entire	2.5 × 3.5	Gummy
DSB19	Circular	Light yellow	Convex	Entire	2.0 × 2.5	Gummy
DSB20	Spindle	Brownish	Convex	Undulate	3.0 × 3.5	Gummy
DSB21	Irregular	Off-white	Convex	Entire	3.0 × 3.5	Gummy
DSB22	Circular	Pale yellow	Convex	Entire	2.0 × 2.5	Gummy
DSB23	Circular	Off-white	Convex	Slightly serrated	1.5 × 2.5	Gummy
DSB24	Circular	Pale brown	Convex	Entire	1.5 × 2.5	Gummy
DSB25	Circular	Off-white	Convex	Entire	1.0–2.0	Gummy

Colony characteristics were observed from the colonies grown in Nutrient Agar medium.