The characteristics | Bacillus cereus | Bacillus pumilus | Bacillus subtilis |
Anaerobic growth | + | − | − |
Voges-Proskauer test | + | − | − |
Glucose utilization | + | + | +/− |
Lactose utilization | − | − | +/− |
Maltose utilization | + | − | +/− |
Arabinose utilization | − | + | +/− |
Casein hydrolysis | + | + | + |
Nitrate reduction | + | − | + |
Growth at 50˚C | − | +/− | +/− |
Growth at 60˚C | − | − | − |
Growth in 7% NaCl | +/− | + | + |
Growth in presense of lysosyme | + | +/− | +/− |