Isolates Sugar Fermentation test IMViC Test Glucose Sucrose Lactose Indole MR VP Citrate Acid Gas Acid Gas Acid Gas         Isolate-1 + - - - - - - - - + Isolate-2 + - + + + - - + + + Isolate-3 + - - - - - - - - + Isolate-4 + + - + - + - - - - Isolate-5 + - + + + - - + + + Isolate-6 + + - - - - - - - + Isolate-7 + - + - + - - + + - Isolate-8 + - + - + - - + + - Isolate-9 + - + - + - - + + - Isolate- 10 + + - - - - - - - + Isolate-11 + - - - - - - - - +

Table 2: Fermentation of sugars and IMViC test revealed by isolates; +=Positive; -=Negative