Table 1 Biochemical and physiological characteristics of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens VJ-1
Substrates | Reactions/Enzyme | Results a | |
|---|---|---|---|
B. amyloliquefaciens VJ-1 | B. subtilis (ATCC 7972) | ||
ONPG | β-galactosidase | - | - |
Arginine | Arginine dihydrolase | - | - |
 Lysine | Lysine decarboxylase | - | - |
Ornithine | Ornithine decarboxylase | + | + |
 Sodium citrate | Citrate utilization | + | + |
 Sodium thiosulfate | H2S production | - | - |
 Urea | Urease | - | - |
Tryptophane | Tryptophane deaminase | - | - |
Creatine sodium pyruvate | Acetoin production | - | - |
Kohn’s gelatin | Gelatinase | + | + |
Glucose | Fermentation/oxidation | + | + |
Mannitol | Fermentation/oxidation | + | + |
 Inositol | Fermentation/oxidation | + | + |
Sorbitol | Fermentation/oxidation | + | + |
Rhamnose | Fermentation/oxidation | + | + |
Sucrose | Fermentation/oxidation | + | + |
 Melibiose | Fermentation/oxidation | - | - |
Amygdalin | Fermentation/oxidation | + | + |
Arabinose | Fermentation/oxidation | + | + |