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Table 1 Colonial character of bacterial isolates from unused leech saliva

From: Antibiotic sensitivity and RAPD-PCR studies on cultivable gut bacteria from Indian Medicinal Leech—Hirudinaria granulosa

Characters

Size

Shape

Edge

Elevation

Surface

Opacity

Pigment

UTL 01

Intermediate

Round

Entire

Flat

Smooth & punctate

Oleaginous

Orangish yellow

UTL 02

Large

Irregular

Lobate

Effused

Smooth & echinate

Cretaceous

No pigment

UTL 03

Intermediate

Mycelioid

Filamentous

Flat

Smooth & squamous

Oleaginous

Creamish yellow

UTL 04

Intermediate

Elliptical

Undulated

Effused

Smooth & squamous

Oleaginous

Blue-green

UTL 05

Large

Elliptical

Articulate

Flat

Smooth & squamous

Resinous

Brown

UTL 06

Intermediate

Elliptical

Fimbriate

Effused

Smooth & papilate

Transparent

No pigment

UTL 07

Large

Round

Articulate

Umbonate

Smooth & papilate

Vitreous

No pigment

UTL 08

Large

Round

Articulate

Convex

Smooth & bullet

Oleaginous

Brick red

UTL 09

Intermediate

Round

Articulate

Effused

Smooth & squamous

Oleaginous

Orange

UTL 10

Intermediate

Elliptical

Repand

Flat

Smooth & squamous

Resinous

Brown

UTL 11

Intermediate

Round

Entire

Effused

Smooth & punctate

Cretaceous

No pigment

UTL 12

Large

Round

Entire

Flat

Smooth & punctate

Oleaginous

No pigment

UTL 13

Small

Punctiform

Entire

Umbonate

Smooth & papilate

Cretaceous

No pigment

UTL 14

Intermediate

Round

Entire

Flat

Smooth & punctate

Transparent

No pigment