Catalase | Weak + | | |
Cytochrome oxidase | + | | |
Nitrate reduction | + | | + |
β Galactosidase | + | | + |
Arginine dihydrolase | – | | – |
Lysine decarboxylase | – | | – |
Ornithine decarboxylase | – | | – |
Citrate utilisation | – | | – |
Malonate utilisatiion | – | | |
MBM acetate utilisation | – | | |
H2S | | | – |
Urease | – | | – |
Tryptophan deaminase | | | – |
Indole | – | | – |
Acetoin | – | | – |
Gelatinase | – | | – |
Esculin hydrolysis | + | + | + |
Casein hydrolysis | – | | |
Fermentation/oxidation/assimilation of | | | |
Glycerol | | | – |
Erythritol | | | – |
D-Arabinose | | – | – |
L-Arabinose | | | – |
Ribose | | – | – |
D-Xylose | | – | – |
L-Xylose | | | – |
Adonitol | | | – |
β Methylxyloside | | | – |
Galactose | – | – | – |
D-Glucose | – | – | – |
D-Fructose | | | – |
D-Mannose | – | | – |
L-Sorbose | | | – |
Rhamnose | | | – |
Dulcitol | | | – |
Inositol | | – | – |
Mannitol | | – | – |
Sorbitol | | – | – |
α Methyl-D-mannoside | | | – |
α Methyl-D-glucoside | | | – |
N-Acetyl glucosamine | | – | – |
Amygdalin | | – | – |
Arbutin | | | – |
Salicin | | – | – |
Cellobiose | | | – |
Maltose | | – | – |
Lactose | – | | – |
Melibiose | | | – |
Saccharose | | | – |
Trehalose | | – | – |
Inulin | | – | – |
Melezitose | | | – |
D-Raffinose | | – | – |
Amidon | | | – |
Glycogene | | | – |
Xylitol | | | – |
β Gentiobiose | | | – |
D-Turanose | | | – |
D-Lyxose | | | – |
D-Tagatose | | – | – |
D-Fucose | | | – |
L-Fucose | | | – |
D-Arabitol | | – | – |
L-Arabitol | | | – |
Gluconate | | | – |
2 cetogluconate | | | – |
5 cetogluconate | | | – |
Sucrose | | – | |
Palatinose | | – | |
Amylopectin | | – | |
Potassium thiocyanate | | – | |
7% NaCl | | – | |
Mandelic acid | | – | |
Oleandomycin | | – | |
Sodium acetate | | + | |
Polyamidohygrostreptin | | – | |
Nalidixic acid | | – | |
Reduction of tetrazolium red | | – | |
Identification | | 99% Bacillus sphaericus | 77.5% Brevibacillus brevis |
| | | 22.5% Bacillus sphaericus |