Salinicola halophilus is a gram negative, oxidase and catalase positive, motile, salt tolerant marine bacteria. Paul and colleagues (2021) isolated, characterized and identified Salinicola halophilus from marine sponges (Plakortis dariae) of the Saint Martin's Island area of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh.
Biochemical characteristics of Salinicola halophilus Colony, morphological, physiological, and biochemical characteristics of Salinicola halophilus are shown in the Table below. Test type Test CharacteristicsColony charactersSizeMediumTypeRoundColorYellowishShapeConvexMorphological charactersShapeRodPhysiological charactersMotility+Growth at 6.5% NaCl+Biochemical charactersGram's staining–Oxidase+Catalase+Oxidative-FermentativeOxidativeMotility+Methyl Red+Voges-Proskauer–Indole–H2S Production–Urease–Nitrate reductase–β-Galactosidase+Hydrolysis ofGelatin–Aesculin+Casein–Tween 40–Tween 60–Tween 80–Acid production fromGlycerol–Galactose+D-Glucose+D-Fructose+D-Mannose+Mannitol–N-Acetylglucosamine+Amygdalin+MaltoseVD-Melibiose+D-Trehalose+Glycogen+D-Turanose+ Note: + = Positive, – =Negative, V =Variable (+/–)
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