Journal of Chemistry

Research Article

Occurrence of Antibiotics and Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Landfill Sites in Kumasi, Ghana

Table 5

Colony morphology, cellular characteristics of isolates, biochemical test, and organisms identified from soil and leachates.
IsolatesColony morphologyCellular characteristicsBiochemical testMicroorganism
Sugar fermentation
ColourShapeMarginElevationOpacityGram reactionShapeCatalaseIndoleStarchCitrateSucroseLactoseGlucoseMethyl redH2S
DL1GreyIrregularUndulateFlatOpaquePositiveRod+−+++++−−Bacillus sp.
DL3Grey and shiny surfaceCircularEntireRaisedTranslucentNegativeRod−−−+++G+G+−Citrobacter sp.
DO1GreyIrregularUndulateFlatOpaquePositiveRod+−++++++−Bacillus sp.
DO3GreyIrregularUndulateFlatOpaquePositiveRod+−+++++−−Bacillus sp.
DO4WhiteIrregularUndulateFlatOpaquePositiveRod+−+++++−−Bacillus sp.
DO5CreamCircularEntireRaisedTranslucentNegativeRod+−−+−−++−Pseudomonas sp.
DO6WhiteCircularUndulateUnbonateTranslucentNegativeRod+−−++++G−−Klebsiella pneumoniae
DO8CreamCircularEntireRaisedTranslucentNegativeRod+−−+−−++−Pseudomonas sp.
BK1GreyIrregularUndulateFlatOpaquePositiveRod+−+++++−−Bacillus sp.
BK3GreyIrregularUndulateFlatOpaquePositiveRod+−++++++−Bacillus sp.
BK4WhiteCircularUndulateUnbonateTranslucentNegativeRod+−−++++G−−Klebsiella pneumoniae
BK5GreyIrregularUndulateFlatOpaquePositiveRod+−+++++−−Bacillus sp.
BK6CreamCircularEntireConvexOpaqueNegativeRod+−−+−+G+G−−Enterobacter sp.
BK7GreyIrregularUndulateFlatOpaquePositiveRod+−+++−+−−Bacillus sp.
K1Grey and shiny surfaceCircularEntireRaisedTranslucentNegativeRod−−−+++G+G+−Citrobacter sp.
K2WhiteCircularUndulateUnbonateTranslucentPositiveRod+−+++−+−−Bacillus sp.
K3TanCircularEntireConvexOpaqueNegativeRod++−+−+G+G−+Proteus vulgaris
K4GreyCircularEntireRaisedOpaqueNegativeRod++++++G+G++Aeromonas hydrophilia
W1GreyIrregularUndulateFlatOpaquePositiveRod+−+++++−−Bacillus sp.
W2WhiteCircularUndulateUnbonateTranslucentPositiveRod+−+++++−−Bacillus sp.
W3GreyCircularEntireFlatTranslucentPositiveRod+−+++++++Listeria sp.
W5CreamCircularEntireRaisedTranslucentNegativeRod+−−+−−++−Pseudomonas sp.
OH2GreyIrregularUndulateFlatOpaquePositiveRod+−++++++−Bacillus sp.
OH3GreyCircularEntireConvexTranslucentNegativeRod+−−−−−++−Shigella sp.
OH5GreyCircularEntireConvexTranslucentNegativeRod+−−−−+++−Shigella sp.
DL, Dompoase leachate; DO, Dompoase; BK, Bohyen Kropo; KR, Kronum; WA, WAEC; OH, Ohwim. Positive acid production (+); negative acid production (−); positive acid and gas production (+G).