Salinicola halophilus


Salinicola halophilus is a gram negative, oxidase and catalase positive, motile, salt tolerant marine bacteria. S.I. Paul et al. isolated, characterized and identified Salinicola halophilus from marine sponges '' 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 typeTestCharacteristics
Colony charactersSizeMedium
Colony charactersTypeRound
Colony charactersColorYellowish
Colony charactersShapeConvex
Morphological charactersShapeRod
Physiological charactersMotility+
Physiological charactersGrowth at 6.5% NaCl+
Biochemical charactersGram's staining
Biochemical charactersOxidase+
Biochemical charactersCatalase+
Biochemical charactersOxidative-FermentativeOxidative
Biochemical charactersMotility+
Biochemical charactersMethyl Red+
Biochemical charactersVoges-Proskauer
Biochemical charactersIndole
Biochemical charactersH2S Production
Biochemical charactersUrease
Biochemical charactersNitrate reductase
Biochemical charactersβ-Galactosidase+
Hydrolysis ofGelatin
Hydrolysis ofAesculin+
Hydrolysis ofCasein
Hydrolysis ofTween 40
Hydrolysis ofTween 60
Hydrolysis ofTween 80
Acid production fromGlycerol
Acid production fromGalactose+
Acid production fromD-Glucose+
Acid production fromD-Fructose+
Acid production fromD-Mannose+
Acid production fromMannitol
Acid production fromN-Acetylglucosamine+
Acid production fromAmygdalin+
Acid production fromMaltoseV
Acid production fromD-Melibiose+
Acid production fromD-Trehalose+
Acid production fromGlycogen+
Acid production fromD-Turanose+

Note: + = Positive, – =Negative, V =Variable