International Journal of Microbiology

Research Article

Isolation and Characterization of Thermophilic Bacteria from Jordanian Hot Springs: Bacillus licheniformis and Thermomonas hydrothermalis Isolates as Potential Producers of Thermostable Enzymes

Table 2

Colony morphology of the ten haplotypes isolated from Jordanian hot springs.
SamplesHemolysisLight transmissionConsistencyShapeMarginElevationColor
1JHβ-HemolysisOpaqueRoughirregularEroseFlatGray
2HMγ-HemolysisTranslucentSmoothirregularUmbonateFlatWhite
3JHα-HemolysisTranslucentRoughirregularFinger-like projectionFlatWhite-creamy
4HMγ-HemolysisTranslucentRough, wrinkledIrregularUndulateRaisedWhite-light red
5HMγ-HemolysisTranslucentSmooth, mucousirregularLobateFlatWhite- yellow
6HMα-HemolysisOpaqueRough, wrinkledIrregularEroseFlatGray-yellow
7AFγ-HemolysisTranslucentSmoothregularUndulateFlatWhite-creamy
8AFγ-HemolysisTranslucentMucous, SmoothregularEroseRaisedGray-brown
9AFα-HemolysisOpaqueSmoothroundEntireRaisedWhite- creamy,
10AFα-HemolysisOpaqueRoughirregularUndulateFlatWhite-gray