International Journal of Microbiology

Research Article

Diversity, Abundance, and Some Characteristics of Bacteria Isolated from Earth Material Consumed by Wild Animals at Kudurs in the Sikhote-Alin Mountains, Russia

Table 3

Comparative characteristics of some morphological, physiological, and biochemical characteristics of heterotrophic bacteria strains isolated from earth material samples.
Strain nameIsolated fromCell morphologyGrowth conditionsMotilitySpore formationCatalaseStarch hydrolysisLecithinaseMannitolGlucoseT, °C
min/max		Bacteria genus
15.09U-1Gram-positive rods
0.4–0.7/2–5 µm		A, FAN++++−++20/35Bacillus sp.
26.09U-1Gram-positive rods
0.6–0.8/2–3 µm		A, FAN++++−++20/45Bacillus sp.
07.10U-2Gram-positive rods
0.7–1.2/2–4 µm		A, FAN++++−++20/50Bacillus sp.
14.10U-2Gram-positive rods
0.9–1.2/3–5 µm		A, FAN++++−++20/42Bacillus sp.
13.10U-3Gram-positive rods
0.8–1.5/2–5 µm		A, FAN++++−++20/42Bacillus sp.
02.11U-3Gram-positive rods
0.4–0.6/3–5 µm		A, FAN++++−++20/45Bacillus sp.
09.10Sh-1Gram-negative rods
0.5–1.0/3–5 µm		A+−++−++20/35Burkholderia sp.
03.12Sh-1Gram-positive rods
0.7–1.0/2–5 µm		A, FAN++++−++20/35Bacillus sp.
11.12Sh-1Gram-positive rods
0.3–0.6/2–4 µm		A, FAN++++−++20/42Bacillus sp.
A, aerobes; FAN, facultative anaerobes.