Bacillus Cereus
Bacillus
Megaterium
Bacillus Coagulan
Bacillus Subtilis
Unknown
Chains/
None
+
+
Short or
Single
No
chains
No
chains
+
Long
single
Aerobic/
Facul
Aerobic/
facultativ
Aerobic
Pnl Rd
Glucose
Acid/NG
Pnl Rd
Lactose
NA
Usually
Acid
Pnl Rd
Manni
NA
Aerobic/ Acid/NG
Facultativ
Varies
+
Aerobic
NA/NG
Acid/NG -
+
Acid/
Gas
Acid/gas -
+
Acid
Acid/NG
Facul
Acid
anaerobic Gas
MR
VP
S
I
M
Citrate Gel liq
-
+
+
-
+
+
-
+
+
-
+
-
-
+
+/-
Varies
-
Casien
hydrol
+
-
Starch Lipase
hydrol hydrol
+ rapid +
liquid
+
+
+
Slow
Liquid
+
+
+
+
+
+
Slowly
+
+
+
Rapid
liquid
+
_
+
slowly
-
+