Research Article
Isolation of Polygalacturonase-Producing Bacterial Strain from Tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)
Table 1
Identification of bacterial isolates.
| Isolate code | Morphology | Gram staining reaction | Catalase | Oxidase | Coagulase | Citrate | Urease | MR-VP | Motility | Lactose | Glucose | Sucrose | Bacteria isolates |
| B5 | Cream round raised | Gram-negative rods | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | NR | AG | AG | Klebsiella sp. | B18 | Cream round raised | Gram-negative rods | + | − | − | + | + | + | + | NR | AG | AN | Enterobacter sp. | B27 | Cream round raised | Gram-negative rods | + | − | − | + | + | + | + | NR | AG | AG | Citrobacter sp. | B34 | Cream round raised | Gram-positive cocci | + | − | − | − | + | + | N | NR | AG | AN | Micrococcus sp. | B49 | Cream round flat | Gram-negative rods | + | − | − | + | − | − | + | AN | AG | AN | Aeromonas sp. |
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+, positive; −, negative; Ab, absent; Pr, present; AN, acid no gas; AG, acid and gas production; NR: no reaction.
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