Research Article
Remediation of Polluted Water Using Natural Zeolitic Aluminosilicates/Lateritic Clay Ceramic Matrix Membrane
Table 7
Biochemical characteristics of bacterial species isolated from water samples.
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Isolate code |
Gram’s stain |
Shape |
Spore stain |
Catalase |
Growth on MAC |
Growth on EMB |
Nitrate reduction |
Indole production |
H2S production |
Motility |
O/F |
MR |
VP |
Citrate | Sugar fermentation | Probable name of isolates |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Glucose | Lactose | Mannose | Sucrose | Maltose | | | A | − | SR | − | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | F | + | + | + | +NG | − | − | − | − | Aeromonas veronii | | B | − | SR | − | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | F | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | Alcaligenes faecalis | | C | − | SR | − | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | F | + | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | | D | + | SR | − | + | − | − | + | − | − | + | F | + | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | Baclius coagulans | | E | − | SR | − | − | + | − | + | − | − | + | − | + | − | − | +G | − | − | − | − | Proteus mirabilis | | F | + | LR | + | + | − | − | + | − | − | + | F | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | Bacillus cereus | | G | + | MR | + | + | − | − | + | − | − | + | F | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | Bacillus spp. |
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+ = positive, G = gas formation, − = negative, MR = medium rod, LR = long rod, F = fermentation, SR = short rod, NG = no gas formation.
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