Properties | Result |
---|---|
Morphological characteristics | Â |
  Cell shape | Mycelial |
  Sporophore morphology | Rectus- Flexibilis (RF) |
  Aerial mycelium colour | Light gray |
  Substrate mycelium colour | Cream-light brown |
Physiological characteristics | Â |
  Growth under anaerobic condition | - ve |
  Acid-fast reaction | - ve |
  Production of melanoid pigment | + ve |
  Temperature range for growth | 25 – 40°C |
  Optimum temperature for growth | 28°C |
  pH range for growth | 5 - 9 |
  Optimum pH for growth | 7 |
  Growth on Mc Conkey agar | - ve |
  NaCl tolerance | 3% |
Biochemical characteristics | Â |
  Gram reaction | + ve |
  Catalase production | - ve |
  Oxidase production | - ve |
  Urease production | - ve |
  Hydrogen sulfide production | - ve |
  Nitrate reduction | - ve |
  Gelatin liquefaction | - ve |
  Methyl red test | - ve |
  Vogues proskauer test | - ve |
  Indole production test | - ve |
  Citrate utilization test | - ve |
  Starch hydrolysis | + ve |
  Casein hydrolysis | - ve |
Acid production from | Â |
  Glucose | - ve |
  Arabinose | - ve |
  Mannitol | - ve |
  Xylose | - ve |
  Meso-inositol | - ve |
  Raffinose | - ve |
  Rhamnose | - ve |
  Salicin | - ve |
  Sucrose | - ve |
  Galactose | - ve |
  Fructose | - ve |
  Cell-wall amino acids | LL-Diaminopimelic aid |
  Cell-wall sugars | No diagnostic |