Research Article

Reduction of Contaminants (Physical, Chemical, and Microbial) in Domestic Wastewater through Hybrid Constructed Wetland

Table 1

Microscopic and biochemical characterization of isolated bacterial strains from rhizosphere of Paspalidium flavidum.

StrainsMicroscopyFermentationH2S testNO3 testIndole testMR testVP testCitrate testUrease testCatalase testTSI testIdentified microorganism
MorphologyGram stainingLactoseDextroseSucrose

1RodsAGAG++++ ++Proteus sp.
2RodsAGAGAG+ +++Klebsiella sp.
3RodsAGAGA ++++A/NCEscherichia coli
4Short rodsAA + ++K/A, H2SShigella sp.
5Cocco-bacillus +Alcaligenes sp.
6Short rodsAG A +++++K/A, H2SSalmonella sp.
7RodsAGAGAG++++K/AEnterobacter sp.
8Rods+AA+ +A/NCBacillus sp.
9Rods+++Pseudomonas sp.
10Cocci+ ++K/NCMicrococcus sp.
11Cocci+AAA++ +A/AStaphylococcus sp.

Key: AG: acid and gas; +: positive; −: negative; ±: variable reaction; A: acid production; K: alkaline reaction; NC: no change; H2S: Sulfur reduction; K/A: Red/yellow; K/NC: Red/no color change; K/A, H2S: red/yellow with bubble and black precipitate; A/NC: acid/no color change; A/A: yellow/yellow.