Research Article

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

Table 3

Biochemical characterization of the Bacillus spp. isolated from the coastal areas of Digha, West Bengal, India.

Isolate numberCatalaseMRVPNitrateCitrateIndoleOxidaseUreaseStarchCaseinGelatinChitinaseLecithinaseLipaseTween 20Tween 80

DSB1++++
DSB2++++
DSB3++++
DSB4+++
DSB5+++++
DSB6++++++++
DSB7+++++w
DSB8+++++
DSB9+++
DSB10++
DSB11+++
DSB12+++w++
DSB13++++
DSB14+++
DSB15+++++
DSB16++++++
DSB17++++++++
DSB18+++++
DSB19+++++
DSB20+++++++
DSB21+++++
DSB22++++++
DSB23++++++
DSB24++++w++
DSB25++w++

MR: methyl red, VP: Voges-Proskauer, “+”: positive, “−”: negative, and “+w”: weakly positive.