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B. amyloliquefaciens UCMB5113 related activity on different substrates.
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posted on 2014-08-13, 04:47 authored by Adnan Niazi, Shahid Manzoor, Shashidar Asari, Sarosh Bejai, Johan Meijer, Erik Bongcam-RudloffA branch pattern with massive groups of bacteria observed after 4 days of incubation period indicated swarming motility; bright pink color indicated the hydrolysis of urea to carbon dioxide and ammonia; siderophore biosynthetic cluster produced a clear zone on CAS agar; chitin degradation and utilization as carbon source; expressed hemolytic activity on blood agar; phosphate solubilization around bacteria apparent as a transparent zone; amylase activity on starch medium; aqueous drop collapse to assess production of biosurfactants.