Phenotypic characterization of the

Phenotypic characterization of the isolate was carried out
by subjecting the bacterial isolate to cultural (oxygen
requirement), morphological (colony morphology and
pigmentation), microscopic (Gram staining, cell shape,
size and arrangement of cells), biochemical (utilization
of different carbon sources and enzyme activity) and
physiological characterization (temperature, pH, salt
tolerance and antibiotic sensitivity) following standard
procedures [7].