The selected bacterial isolates were tested qualitatively for lindane-degrading activity using spray plate method.
Additionally, these bacterial isolates were tested against the larvae of the codling moth.
Bacterial isolates were tested for 14 putative virulence genes using high-throughput dot-blot hybridization.
Overall, 235 bacterial isolates were tested for biofilm formation in the case control analysis.
Bacterial isolates were tested for the production of ammonia in peptone water (peptone 5 g/L).
All bacterial isolates were tested for susceptibility to daptomycin (MIC <2 μg/ml was considered sensitive).
Samples infected with P. aeruginosa were plated with the following strains: Pa1315, Pa1400, Pa1414, Pa1641, Pa1651, Pa1786, Pa2302, Pa2371, O5 R18), and K. Spontaneous plaque production by Set II bacterial isolates was tested using the same indicator strains as listed for Set I except that some additional strains were verified based on results obtained with blood culture samples.
Each bacterial isolate was tested in duplicate both with and without sterile chips of Porites sp. (dead skeleton fragments).
†The bacterial isolate was tested for agglutination by mono-specific anti-serum samples to Brucella antigens A, M, and R (rough), respectively.
The bacterial isolate was tested for susceptibility to a range of antimicrobials (cefapine, ciprofloxacin, amikacin, ofloxacin, imipenem, ceftriaxone, ceftazidime and piperacillin/tazobactam) on Mueller-Hinton agar, and interpreted according to the CLSI guidelines for non-Enterobaceriaceae Gram-negatives [ 5].
Bacterial strains and MDR isolates were tested for their susceptibility to plant extracts and chloramphenicol.
