Selected strains were identified by
biochemical differentiation. Table 1 shows the
biochemical behavior of selected strains. All strains
had similar biochemical behaivor to control, except
sample M 6a, which was immobile. P. fluorescens
does not ferment glucose, lactose and sucrose, neither
produces gas from fermentation. In contrast, it grows
descarboxylating ornitine and lysine, with motility and
producing oxidase activity.