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 5

Correlation between protease, cellulose, lecithinase, and amylase activity produced by T. hydrothermalis and B. licheniformis strains and some biochemical tests.
SubstrateProtease
PC ( value)		Cellulase
PC ( value)		Lecithinase
PC ( value)		Amylase
PC ( value)
L-Arabinose—−0.667 (0.035)——
Ribose—−0.667 (0.035)——
L-Xylose0.667 (0.035)———
L-Sorbose0.667 (0.035)——−0.667 (0.035)
Mannitole0.667 (0.035)——−0.667 (0.035)
L-Methyl-D-mannoside0.667 (0.035)——−0.667 (0.035)
D-Methyl-D-glucoside——−0.802 (0.005)—
Starch0.667 (0.035)——−0.667 (0.035)
Glycogen0.667 (0.035)——−0.667 (0.035)
D-Fucose0.667 (0.035)——−0.667 (0.035)
PC: Pearson’s correlation.