Research Article
Microbes Associated with Freshly Prepared Juices of Citrus and Carrots
Table 2
Morphological characteristics of bacterial isolates of juices.
| Bacterial isolates | Colour on nutrient agar | Configuration | Margin | Elevation | Gram reaction | Shape of isolate | Endospore staining |
| Bacillus subtilis | White | Circular lobate | Irregular | Flat | Positive | Rods in chains | Central spore | B. cereus | Off-white | Circular | Entire | Convex | Positive | Rods in chains | Central spore | Escherichia coli | Mucoid | Circular | Entire | Slightly raised | Negative | Rods | — | Serratia | Mucoid | Circular | Entire | Umbonate | Negative | Rods | — | Leuconostoc | Light yellow | Circular | Entire | Convex | Positive | Cocci | — | Micrococcus | Bright Yellow | Circular | Entire | Convex | Positive | Cocci shape in tetrad | — | Staphylococcus aureus | Golden yellow colour | Circular pin head colonies | Entire | Convex | Positive | Cocci in grapes like bunches | — | Lactobacillus | White | Circular | Entire | Raised | Positive | Rods | — | Acetobacter | Pale | Circular | Entire | Flat | Negative | Rods | — |
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—: absent.
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