Research Article

Isolation, Identification, and Characterization of Cadmium Resistant Pseudomonas sp. M3 from Industrial Wastewater

Table 1

Characteristics of the strain RZCd1.

CharacteristicsStrain RZCd1

Morphological observation
 Colony colorOff-white
 Gram natureGram-negative
 Cell shapeCoccus
 Colony shapeRound
 MotilityPositive
 Spore formationNegative
Biochemical tests
 Catalase testPositive
 Urease testNegative
 Gelatin hydrolysis testPositive
 Carbohydrate testNegative
 MRVP testNegative
 Citrate testPositive
 Blood agar testPositive
 Chocolate agar testPositive
Antibiotics sensitivity profiles
 Tetracycline (30 g)23 mm (sensitive)
 Amoxicillin (10 g)Resistant
 Penicillin (10 units)Resistant
 Gentamycin (10 g)20 mm (sensitive)
 Cephalexin (30 g)Resistant
 Erythromycin (15 g)Resistant
 Streptomycin (10 g)Resistant
 Ciprofloxacin (5 g)40 mm (sensitive)