| | | | | | | Gram Positive Chart |
| | B Cereus | B megaterium | B subtilis | E faecalis | L lactis | M luteus | M roseus | M phlei | S ureae | S aureus | S epiderm | S pyogenes | S salivarius |
| Morphology | rod>3um | rod | rod>3um | coccus | coccus | coccus | coccus | rod | coccus | coccus | coccus | coccus | coccus | Morphology |
| Arrangement | pairs,chains | pairs,chains | pairs,chains | pairs,chains | pairs,chains | tetrads/clusters | tetrads/clusters | mycelium-like | pairs,tetrads | irreg clusters | irreg clusters | pairs,chains | pairs,chains | Arrangement |
| Pigments | - | - | - | - | - | Yellow | Red | - | - | - | - | - | - | Pigments |
| Motility | + | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | Motility |
| Starch | [+] | + | + | + | - | - | [-] | | - | [-] | [-] | d | d | Starch |
| Catalase | + | + | + | d | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | - | Catalase |
| Oxidase | [+] | - | - | - | - | + | d | | + | - | - | - | - | Oxidase |
| Indole | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | - | Indole |
| VP | + | - | + | + | + | d | d | | - | + | + | + | + | VP |
| Citrate | [+] | + | [+] | [-] | - | + | - | + | - | d | [-] | - | - | Citrate |
| Urease | [-] | [+] | - | - | - | d | - | | + | + | + | - | [+] | Urease |
| Gelatinase | + | + | + | d | - | [+] | [-] | | - | + | [+] | - | - | Gelatinase |
| Glucose | + | + | + | + | + | [-] | + | | - | + | + | + | + | Glucose |
| Lactose | - | d | [-] | + | + | - | - | | - | + | + | + | + | Lactose |
| Sucrose | + | + | + | + | + | [-] | + | | - | + | + | + | + | Sucrose |
| Gas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | - | Gas |
| H2S | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | - | H2S |
| Thioglycollate(o/f) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Thioglycollate(o/f) |
| gram stain | purple/blue | purple/blue | purple/blue | purple/blue | purple/blue | purple/blue | purple/blue | purple/blue | purple/blue | purple/blue | purple/blue | purple/blue | purple/blue | gram stain |
| Morphology | rod bacillus | rod bacillus | rod bacillus | spherical coccus | rod bacillus | spherical coccus | spherical coccus | spherical coccus | spherical coccus | spherical coccus | spherical coccus | spherical coccus | spherical coccus | Morphology |
| arrangement | CHAINS, STREPTO | CHAINS, STREPTO | CHAINS, STREPTO | clusters, staphylo | CHAINS, STREPTO | TETRADS | TETRADS | TETRADS | TETRADS, sarcinae | clusters, staphylo | clusters, staphylo | CHAINS, STREPTO | CHAINS, STREPTO | arrangement |
| pigment | - | - | - | - | - | Yellow | red | - | - | - | - | - | - | pigment |
| colony morphology | flat undulate translucent | FLAT, IRREGULAR | ROUND, SMOOTH | CONVEX MUCOID | MUCOID, LOBATE | ROUND, ENTIRE,SHINY, CONVEX | SMOOTH, CONVEX, ENTIRE | SMOOTH, CONVEX, ENTIRE | RAISED, CIRCULAR, ENTIRE | RAISED, CIRCULAR, ENTIRE | RAISED, CIRCULAR, ENTIRE | RAISED, CIRCULAR, ENTIRE | RAISED, CIRCULAR, ENTIRE | colony morphology |
| growth in slant | flat undulate translucent | FLAT, IRREGULAR | ROUND, SMOOTH | CONVEX MUCOID | MUCOID, LOBATE | ROUND, ENTIRE,SHINY, CONVEX | SMOOTH, CONVEX, ENTIRE | SMOOTH, CONVEX, ENTIRE | RAISED, CIRCULAR, ENTIRE | RAISED, CIRCULAR, ENTIRE | RAISED, CIRCULAR, ENTIRE | RAISED, CIRCULAR, ENTIRE | RAISED, CIRCULAR, ENTIRE | growth in slant |
| growth in broth | SEDIMENT | SEDIMENT | SEDIMENT | UFT | UFT | SEDIMENT | PELLICLE | PELLICLE | UFT | UFT | SEDIMENT | SEDIMENT | UFT | growth in broth |
| sulfur (SIM) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | sulfur (SIM) |
| indole (SIM) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | indole (SIM) |
| motility (SIM) | + | + | + | - | - | + | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | motility (SIM) |
| catalase | + | + | + | ± | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | - | catalase |
| oxidase | + | - | - | - | - | + | ± | ± | + | - | - | - | - | oxidase |
| Methyl Red (MR) | + | - | - | + | ± | - | ± | - | - | - | ± | - | - | Methyl Red (MR) |
| vogues proskeur (VP) | + | - | + | + | + | - | ± | ± | - | + | + | + | + | vogues proskeur (VP) |
| citrate | - | + | ± | ± | - | + | - | + | - | ± | ± | - | - | citrate |
| Urease | - | ± | - | - | - | + | - | + | + | + | + | - | ± | Urease |
| Gelatinase | - | + | + | ± | - | - | ± | - | - | + | ± | - | - | Gelatinase |
| phenyl red dextrose | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | - | + | - | + | + | phenyl red dextrose |
| phenyl red lactose | - | - | - | + | + | - | - | - | - | + | - | + | + | phenyl red lactose |
| phenyl red sucrose | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | - | + | - | + | + | phenyl red sucrose |
| gas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | gas |
| fluid thiolglycollate | OA | OA | OA | FA | FA | OA | OA | OA | OA | FA | FA | FA | FA | fluid thiolglycollate |
| Phenylalanine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | + | - | + | - | Phenylalanine |
| starch agar plate | + | + | + | + | - | - | ± | + | + | ± | ± | ± | ± | starch agar plate |
| Casein(skim milk) | - | + | + | + | ± | - | ± | + | + | + | - | + | - | Casein(skim milk) |
| Lipase (TBA plate) | - | ± | ± | ± | ± | - | ± | - | - | - | - | - | ± | Lipase (TBA plate) |
| | | | | | FA | facultative anaerobe |
| | | | | | OA | obligate aerobe |
| | | | | | + | 90% or greater positive |
| | | | | | - | 90% or greater negative |
| | | | | | ± | 50% POSITIVE 50% NEGATIVE |
| | | | | | UFT | uniform fine turbidity |