Research Article

Heavy Metal Detoxification by Different Bacillus Species Isolated from Solar Salterns

Table 1

Biochemical characteristics of the selected isolates.

Biochemical charactersNSPA1NSPA2NSPA3NSPA4NSPA5NSPA6NSPA7NSPA8NSPA9NSPA10NSPA11NSPA12NSPA13NSPA14

Nitrate reduction++++++++++++++
Citrate utilisation+++++++++++
H2S production
Indole
Methyl red test++++++++
Vogesproskauer test+++++ ++++
Oxidase+++
Catalase++++++++++++++
Urease++++++
Starch hydrolysis++++++++++++++
Cellulase hydrolysis++++++++++++
Lipid hydrolysis
Casein hydrolysis+++
Gelatin liquefaction ++++
Sucrose ++
Fructose++++++++++++++
Glucose++++++++++++++
Galactose
Lactose

“−” negative, “+” positive.
” means delayed positive.