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Table 1 Some biochemical characteristics that differentiate strain H2O-1 from reference strains of phylogenetically related Bacillus species

From: Purification and characterization of a surfactin-like molecule produced by Bacillus sp. H2O-1 and its antagonistic effect against sulfate reducing bacteria

Characteristic

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Acid production from:

    

Lactose

+

-

+

-

Inuline

-

+

-

nd

Starch

-

+

+

nd

Glycogen

-

+

-

nd

Î’-gentibiose

-

+

+

nd

L-arabinose

+

+

-

+

D-xylose

+

+

-

nd

Inositol

+

+

-

+

L-rhamnose

-

-

-

+

  1. (1) strain H2O-1; (2) B. subtilis DSM10 T (NCTC 3610 T); (3) B. amyloliquefaciens NCIMB 10785 and (4) B. methylotrophicus CBMB205T. Data from Madhaiyan et al. [37], API 50 CH manual and this study. +, positive reaction; -, negative reaction; nd, not determined.