Tests Samples (T. maritimum) Standard* T. maritimum 1 Colony shape Uneven edge Uneven edge 2 Colony colour Pale yellow Pale yellow 3 Gram stain -ve rods -ve rods 4 Motility test Motile Motile 5 Oxidase test +ve +ve 6 Catalase test +ve +ve 7 Nitrate reduction +ve +ve 8 Congo red reduction +ve +ve 9 Flexirubin-type pigments -ve -ve 10 KOH -ve -ve 11 Hydrolysis of Esculin -ve -ve *According to Avendaño- Herrera et al. [16,19] and Mouriño et al. [27].

Table 1: The morphological and biochemical characteristics of isolated T. maritimum (samples) compared with standard isolate using conventional biochemical and API20E tests.