| Characteristics | Bacillus cereus OK447647 | Bacillussubtilis OK447648 | Micrococcus ruseus | Micrococcus luteus | Staphylococcus aureus | Streptomyces sp. | Pseudomonas oryzihabitans OK447649 | Serratiamarcescens OK447650 |
| Gram stain | +ve | +ve | +ve | +ve | +ve | +ve | −ve | −ve |
| Shape | bacilli | bacilli | Cocci (tetrads) | Cocci (tetrads) | Cocci (tetrads) | filamentous | Bacilli (short) | Bacilli (short) |
| Major pigment | −ve | −ve | rose | Yellow | orange | white | yellow | red |
| Nitrate reduction | +ve | +ve | +ve | −ve | +ve | −ve | +ve | ND |
| Acid from glucose | +ve | −ve | +ve | −ve | −ve | ve | +ve | +ve |
| Catalase test | +ve | +ve | +ve | +ve | +ve | +ve | +ve | +ve |
| V-P test | +ve | +ve | −ve | −ve | +ve | −ve | −ve | −ve |
| O-F test | ND | ND | O | O | F | ND | ND | ND |
| Starch hydrolysis | +ve | +ve | −ve | −ve | −ve | +ve | −ve | ND |
| Gelatin hydrolysis | +ve | +ve | −ve | +ve | −ve | +ve | −ve | ND |
| Casein hydrolysis | +ve | +ve | +ve | +ve | −ve | −ve | ND | ND |
| Urease test | +ve | ND | +ve | +ve | −ve | +ve | +ve | ND |
| Citrate test | −ve | +ve | −ve | −ve | −ve | +ve | +ve | +ve |
| Growth on 7% NaCl | +ve | +ve | +ve | +ve | +ve | −ve | +ve | +ve |
| Acid and gas from glucose | −ve | −ve | +ve | −ve | −ve | −ve | +ve | ND |
| Growth at 65˚C | ND | −ve | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
| Growth at 50˚C | −ve | −ve | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
| Growth at 41˚C | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | +ve | +ve |
| Growth at 4˚C | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | −ve |
| Arginine hydrolysis | −ve | ND | −ve | −ve | ND | +ve | −ve | −ve |
| Lipase production | +ve | +ve | −ve | −ve | +ve | ND | −ve | ND |
| Growth on King A | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | −ve | ND |
| Growth on King B | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | −ve | ND |