Sr No. Characteristics Test Strains
H1A H1B H1C J1A J1B J2A P2A
1 Gram reaction -ve -ve -ve -ve -ve +ve -ve
2 Chromogenesis on King’s B agar Green fluorescence Green fluorescence Green fluorescence Green fluorescence Green fluorescence Pale Green fluorescence Green fluorescence
3 Oxidase test +ve +ve +ve +ve +ve +ve +ve
4 Catalase test +ve +ve +ve +ve +ve +ve +ve
5 Gelatin liquefaction +ve +ve +ve +ve +ve +ve +ve
6 Starch hydrolysis +ve +ve +ve -ve -ve +ve +ve
7 Casein hydrolysis +ve +ve +ve +ve +ve +ve +ve
8 Indole -ve -ve -ve -ve -ve +ve -ve
9 Methyl red -ve -ve -ve -ve -ve -ve -ve
10 Vogus Prausker -ve -ve -ve -ve -ve -ve -ve
11 Citrate utilization test +ve +ve +ve +ve -ve +ve +ve
Table 1: Morphological and biochemical characteristics of the test strains.