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Table 2 Colonial morphology of bacterial isolates from used 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

TL 01

Intermediate

Round

Erose

Effused

Smooth & punctate

Oleaginous

Blue-green

TL 02

Large

Fusiform

Auriculate

Flat

Smooth & punctate

Oleaginous

Blue-green

TL 03

Intermediate

Punctiform

Entire

Effused

Smooth & Punctate

Cretaceous

No pigment

TL 04

Intermediate

Elliptical

Lobate

Effused

Smooth & squamous

Oleaginous

Blue-green

TL 05

Intermediate

Round

Entire

Umbonate

Smooth & papillate

Cretaceous

No pigment

TL 06

Large

Elliptical

Erose

Umbilicate

Smooth & punctate

Resinous

Brown

TL 07

Large

Fusiform

Auriculate

Raised

Smooth & alveolate

Oleaginous

Blue-green

TL 08

Intermediate

Round

Repand

Raised

Smooth & squamous

Resinous

Brown

TL 09

Large

Round

Auriculate

Convex

Smooth & papillate

Cretaceous

Orange-red

TL 10

Intermediate

Irregular

Auriculate

Raised

Smooth & punctate

Cretaceous

No pigment

TL 11

Small

Punctiform

Entire

Umbonate

Smooth & papillate

Cretaceous

No pigment

TL 12

Large

Irregular

Auriculate

Umbonate

Smooth & contoured

Sebaceous

No pigment

TL 13

Intermediate

Elliptical

Fimbriate

Raised

Smooth & Echinate

Resinous

Brownish white