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Basic Characteristics Properties (Bacillus subtilis) Catalase Positive (+ve) Citrate Positive (+ve) Flagella Flagellated Gas Negative (-ve) Gelatin Hydrolysis Positive (+ve) Gram Staining Gram Positive (+ve) Indole Negative (-ve) Motility Positive (+ve) MR (Methyl Red) Negative (-ve) Nitrate Reduction Positive (+ve) Oxidase Variable Pigment Negative (-ve) Shape Rods Spore Positive (+ve) Urease Negative (-ve) VP (Voges Proskauer) Positive (+ve) Fermentation of Adonitol Negative (-ve) Arabinose Positive (+ve) Arabitol Negative (-ve) Cellobiose Positive (+ve) Dulcitol Negative (-ve) Erythritol Negative (-ve) Fructose Positive (+ve) Galactose Variable Glucose Positive (+ve) Glycerol Positive (+ve) Glycogen Positive (+ve) Inositol Positive (+ve) Inulin Variable Lactose Variable Maltose Positive (+ve) Mannitol Positive (+ve) Mannose Positive (+ve) Melibiose Variable Raffinose Positive (+ve) Rhamnose Negative (-ve) Ribose Positive (+ve) Salicin Positive (+ve) Sorbitol Positive (+ve) Starch Positive (+ve) Sucrose Positive (+ve) Trehalose Positive (+ve) Xylose Positive (+ve) Enzymatic Reactions Arginine Dehydrolase Negative (-ve) Casein Hydrolysis Positive (+ve) Esculin Hydrolysis Positive (+ve) Lecithinase Negative (-ve) Lysine Negative (-ve) Ornithine Decarboxylase Negative (-ve) Phenylalanine Deaminase Negative (-ve) Tyrosine Hydrolysis Negative (-ve)
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