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

Table 4

Fermentation tests of the Bacillus spp. isolated from the coastal areas of Digha, West Bengal, India.

Carbohydrate source	Positive	Negative
Glucose, sucrose, mannose, and arabinose	DSB1, DSB2, DSB3, DSB4, DSB5, DSB6, DSB7, DSB8, DSB9, DSB10, DSB11, DSB12, DSB13, DSB14, DSB15, DSB16, DSB17, DSB18, DSB19, DSB20, DSB21, DSB22, DSB23, DSB24, and DSB25
Xylose and esculin		DSB1, DSB2, DSB3, DSB4, DSB5, DSB6, DSB7, DSB8, DSB9, DSB10, DSB11, DSB12, DSB13, DSB14, DSB15, DSB16, DSB17, DSB18, DSB19, DSB20, DSB21, DSB22, DSB23, DSB24, and DSB25
Fructose	DSB2, DSB3, DSB5, DSB6, DSB7, DSB9, DSB10, DSB11, DSB12, DSB13, DSB15, DSB16, DSB17, DSB19, DSB20, DSB21, DSB22, DSB23, and DSB25	DSB1, DSB4, DSB8, DSB14, DSB18, and DSB24
Lactose	DSB12, DSB13, DSB14, DSB15, DSB20, DSB21, DSB22, DSB23, DSB24, and DSB25	DSB1, DSB2, DSB3, DSB4, DSB5, DSB6, DSB7, DSB8, DSB9, DSB10, DSB11, DSB16, DSB17, DSB18, and DSB19
Salicin	DSB2, DSB18, and DSB23	DSB1, DSB3, DSB4, DSB5, DSB6, DSB7, DSB8, DSB9, DSB10, DSB11, DSB12, DSB13, DSB14, DSB15, DSB16, DSB17, DSB19, DSB20, DSB21, DSB22, DSB24, and DSB25
Mannitol	DSB3, DSB11, and DSB18	DSB1, DSB2, DSB4, DSB5, DSB6, DSB7, DSB8, DSB9, DSB10, DSB12, DSB13, DSB14, DSB15, DSB16, DSB17, DSB19, DSB20, DSB21, DSB22, DSB23, DSB24, and DSB25