Research Article

Characterization of Corrosive Bacterial Consortia Isolated from Water in a Cooling Tower

Table 2

(a) Biochemical characterization of Massilia related species isolates from cooling tower. (b) Biochemical characterization of Pseudomonas related species isolates from cooling tower.
(a)

CharacteristicsFJ755911FJ755912FJ755914

Cell morphology
 Gram stain NegativeNegativeNegative
 Shape RodRodRod
 Motility+++
 Sporulation
 Growth at
  20°C
  30°C+++
  40°C+++
Biochemical reaction
 Indole production test+
 Methyl red test+
 Voges-Proskauer test
 Citrate utilization test+
 Oxidase test+++
 Catalase test+++
Production of acid from
 Glucose+++
 Galactose
 Fructose+++
 Sucrose++
 Mannitol
 Lactose++
 Cellobiose+
 Adonitol
 Arabinose
 Raffinose
 Inositol
Hydrolysis of
 Starch+
 Cellulose+
 Casein+
 Gelatin
 Urea++
 Tween 80+

(b)

CharacteristicsFJ755909FJ755910FJ755913FJ755915

Cell morphology
 Gram stain NegativeNegativeNegativeNegative
 Shape RodRodRodRod
 Motility+++
 Sporulation
 Growth at
  20°C++++
  30°C++++
  40°C++++
Biochemical reaction
 Indole production test+++
 Methyl red test+++
 Voges-Proskauer test
 Citrate utilization test+
 Oxidase test+
 Catalase test++++
Production of acid from
 Glucose++++
 Galactose
 Fructose++++
 Sucrose+++
 Mannitol
 Lactose+
 Cellobiose+
 Adonitol
 Arabinose++++
 Raffinose
 Inositol
Hydrolysis of
 Starch++++
 Cellulose+++
 Casein+++
 Gelatin+
 Urea+++
 Tween 80+++