BMC Microbiology

Table 2 Growth and pigment formation in minimal and rich media

From: Carbohydrate-active enzymes from pigmented Bacilli: a genomic approach to assess carbohydrate utilization and degradation

	Bacillus firmusGB1				Bacillus indicusHU36
	Minimal medium^a		Rich medium^b		Minimal medium^a		Rich medium^b
	growth	pigment	growth	pigment	growth	pigment	growth	pigment
NO SUGAR	-	-	+	+	-	-	+	+
Glucose	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-
Fructose	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-
Galactose	+/-	-	+	+	+/-	-	+	+
Arabinose	+	-	+	-	-	-	+	+
Mannose	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-
Fucose	-	-	+	+	-	-	+	+
Xylose	+	-	+	-	-	-	+	+
Lactose	+/-	-	+	+/-	-	-	+	+
Maltose	+/-	-	+	+/-	+	-	+	-
Sucrose	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-
Trehalose	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-
Cellulose	+/-	-	+	+/-	-	-	+	+

^a M9 minimal medium; ^bLB rich medium.

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