Table 3 Comparison of biochemical characteristics of Bacillus sp. NRRL B-14911 with B. infantis JCM 13438 T

α-D-Glucose

+

+

D-Mannose

+/-

+/-

D-Mannitol

+

+

D-Maltose

+

+

D-Melbiose

+

+

D-Fructose

+

+

D-Trehalose

+

+

D-Galactose

+

+

Sorbitol

-

-

Inulin

-

+/-

Esculin

+/-

+

Glycerol

+/-

+/-

Cellobiose

+/-

+

Gentiobiose

+

+

Sucrose

+

+

Oxidase

-

-

Catalase

+

+

D-Raffinose

+/-

+/-

Gelatin

-

-

Pectin

+

+

p-hydroxy-phenylacetic acid

-

-

Tween 40

-

+/-

Dextrin

+

+

α-D-Lactose

+/-

+

Glylcyl-L-Proline

-

-

Methyl Pyruvate

-

-

γ-amino-butyric acid

-

-

D- Arabitol

-

-

L-Alanine

-

-

D-Lactic Acid Methyl Ester

-

-

α-Hydroxy Butyric Acid

-

+/-

β-Methyl-D-Glucoside

+

+/-

myo-Inositol

-

-

L-Arginine

-

-

D-Glucononic Acid

+

+

β-hyrdoxy D, L, Butyric Acid

-

-

D-Salicin

+/-

+/-

L-Aspartic Acid

-

-

D-Glucuronic Acid

+

+

Citric Acid

-

-

α-Keto-Butyric Acid

-

-

D-Fucose

+/-

+

D-Glucose-6-PO4

+

+

Glucuronamide

+

+

α-Keto Glutaric Acid

-

-

Acetoacetic Acid

+

+/-

N-Acetyl-β-D Mannosamine

-

-

L-Fucose

+

+

D-Fructose-6-PO4

+

+

L-Histidine

-

-

Mucic Acid

+/-

+/-

D-Malic Acid

-

-

Propionic Acid

+/-

-

D-Turanose

+/-

+

N-Acetyl-D-Galactosamine

-

-

L-Rhamnose

+/-

+

D-Aspartic Acid

-

-

L-Pyroglutamic Acid

-

-

Quinic Acid

-

-

L-Malic Acid

-

-

Acetic Acid

+/-

+/-

N-Aceytl Neuraminic Acid

-

-

Inosine

-

+/-

D-serine

-

-

L-Serine

-

-

D-saccharic acid

-

-

Bromo-Succinic Acid

-

-

Formic Acid

-

-

1 % NaCl

+

+

1 % Sodium Lactate

+

+

Troleandomycin

-

-

Lincomycin

-

-

Vancomycin

-

-

Nalidixic Acid

+/-

-

Aztreonam

+

+

ph 6.0

+

+

4 % NaCl

+

+

Fusidic Acid

-

-

Rifamycin SV

-

-

Guanidine HCL

+/-

+/-

Tetrazolium Violet

+/-

+/-

Lithium Chloride

+

+

Sodium Butyrate

+

+

pH 5.0

-

-

8 % NaCl

+/-

+/-

Minocycline

-

-

Niaproof 4

-

-

Tetrazolium Blue

+/-

+/-

Potassium Tellurite

+

+

Sodium Bromate

-

-