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Table 2 Physiological and biochemical characteristics of strain K-9T

From: Identification and growth-promoting effect of endophytic bacteria in potato

Characteristic

1

2

Gram staining

+

-

Phenylalanine amino acid deaminase

-

-

Contact enzyme

+

+

Starch hydrolysis

+

ND

Ammonia production test

+

ND

Gelatin liquefaction

+

-

Hydrogen sulfide test

+

-

MR

-

+

V-P

+

-

10% NaCl

+

ND

pH 10

+

ND

Nitrate

+

+

Indole test

+

-

Citrate

-

-

Sorbitol, saccharose, glucose, xylose, lactose

+

+

Cellobiose, raffinose, rhamnose

+

-

Fructose, galactose, mannitol, maltose

+

+

Inositol

-

-

Arabinose, sodium alginate, sodium gluconate, glycine

-

+

  1. Strains: 1, K-9; 2, E. coli. Data are from this study, unless otherwise indicated. +positive, −negative
  2. ND not determined