International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials

Table 1 Characteristics of isolated slime forming halophilic bacteria

From: Effectiveness of Biological Mortars with Bacterial Glycocalyx on Service Life of Concrete Structures Exposed to Salt Attack

Characteristics	Bacillus licheniformis HY072501
Cell form	Rod
Cell size (μm)	(0.2-0.5)×(2.5-3.5)
Motility	+
Bacterial metabolism	Facultative aerobe
Gram staining	+
Denitrification	+
Color of cell suspension	Cream
Utilization of
Succinate acid	+
d-Glucuronic acid	+
d-Galactose	−
d-Glucose	+
Stachyose	+
Methyl red test	−
Citrate test	−
Catalase test	+

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