Purification and Characterization of Haloalkaline, Organic Solvent Stable Xylanase from Newly Isolated Halophilic Bacterium-OKH

Table 1

Morphological, physiological, and biochemical characteristics of halobacterium-OKH.

Character	Halobacterium-OKH
Colony characteristics	Translucent, slimy
Pigmentation	Cream pigmentation
Morphology	Gram-positive rods
Anaerobic growth	−
Motility	−
NaCl range	7–15%
NaCl optimum	12.5%
Temperature range	25–40°C
Temperature optimum	37°C
pH range	5.0–10.0
pH optimum	8.0
Catalase	+
Gelatinase test	−
Lipase test	−
Amylase test	+
Indole production	−
H2S production	−
Nitrate production	−
Sugar fermentation
Glucose	+
Maltose	+
Sucrose	−
Mannitol	−
Xylose	+
Lactose	+
Antibiotic resistance
Bacitracin	+
Metronidazole	+
Cefpodoxime	+
Teicoplanin	−
Streptomycin and pencillin G	+
Chloramphenicol	−
Tetracycline	+