Table 1 Characteristics revealing the identity of bacterial isolates from chicken sources

Number of Isolates

08

04

03

17

Pigmentation

Green colonies with rough and spread surface

Creamy, dull, transparent, entire, circular and raised

Mucoid colonies appears in light yellow

Opaque colonies with deeper yellow colour

Gram reaction, Cell shape

-, rod

-, rod

-, rod

-, rod

Catalase

+

+

+

+

Oxidase

+

-

+

Citrate

-

+

+

Motility

+

+

+

+

Hydrogen sulphide production

-

-

-

-

Indole Production

-

-

+

-

Gas production

-

+

+

+

Carbohydrate Utilization:

 i. Glucose

-

+

+

+

 ii. Lactose

-

-

+

+

 iii. Sucrose

-

+

+

+