| |
T1 |
T2 |
T3 |
T4 |
T5 |
T6 |
T7 |
T8 |
T9 |
T10 |
T11 |
T12 |
| Gram |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
| Shape |
R |
R |
S |
R |
R |
R |
S |
R |
S |
R |
R |
S |
| Motility |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
| Catalase |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Oxidase |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
| Glucose (acid) |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Carbohydrates (O/F/-) |
- |
F |
0 |
0 |
0 |
F |
F |
0 |
0/- |
0 |
- |
0/- |
| Mannitol |
- |
|
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
| Lactose |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Maltose |
- |
D |
D |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
D |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Trehalose |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
D |
|
|
- |
|
| Xylose |
- |
|
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Sucrose |
- |
D |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
| Glyserol |
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
| Raffinose |
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
| Sorbitol |
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
| VP |
- |
- |
|
|
|
+ |
|
|
- |
|
- |
|
| Indol |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Gelatin hydrolysis |
- |
- |
D |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Ornithin Decarboxylase |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Urease |
+ |
|
D |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
D |
D |
- |
+ |
- |
| H2S |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
| Growth at 42 oC |
|
|
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
|
+ |
|
+ |
| Growth at 37 oC |
+ |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Growth - SS Agar |
|
|
|
+ |
+ |
+ |
|
|
|
+ |
|
|
| Growth on MacConkey |
|
|
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
|
+ |
|
+ |
|
+ |
| Growth without NaCl |
|
+ |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Growth- 6% NaCl |
|
|
|
|
|
+ |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
| Growth on KCN |
|
- |
|
+ |
+ |
|
|
- |
|
- |
|
|
|
| D= Different reactions; F= Fermentative; O= Oxidative; R = Rod-shape; S= Sphere or Coccus |
| Table 4: Results of biochemical test on 12 major bacterial colonies isolated in the seawater of culture systems with and without Aquamat™., and on the surface of Aquamat™. |
