Research Article

Chemical Composition and Microbial Contaminants of Poha Beer: A Local Nonalcoholic Beverage in the Bolgatanga Municipality, Ghana

Table 2

Colony and cell morphology of isolates on blood agar and MacConkey agar.

MediaColonial morphologyCell morphologyIdentification

Blood agarCreamy, tiny, and pin-pointed coloniesGram-positive oval-shaped structuresYeast
Large, flat colonies of about 3–7 mm in diameter β-haemolytic with dry-white colonies surrounded by areas of white precipitateGram-positive rodsBacillus cereus
MacConkey agarPink lactose-fermenting round, raised, entire colony of about 2–3 mm in diameterGram-negative rodsEnterobacter sp.
Pink, lactose-fermenting, shiny, round entire convex colony of about 1 mm in diameterGram-negative rodsEscherichia coli