Optimized Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) Production by Moderately Haloalkaliphilic Bacterium Halomonas alkalicola Ext

Table 4

Morphological and biochemical characterization of Halomonas alkalicola Ext.

Characteristic

Colony; shape

Pigmentation

Cell; shape

Gram; reaction

Catalase

Oxidase

H2S production

Voges–; Proskauer

Urease; activity

Indole; production

Citrate utilization

Glucose

Sucrose

Xylose

Lactose

Starch

Maltose

Galactose

Fructose

Mannose

Cellobiose

Glycerol

Mannitol

Results

Circular

White

Rod

-

+

+

-

-

-

-

-

+

+

+

+

-

-

+

+

+

-

+

+