Anti-mycobacterial activity of heat and pH stable high molecular weight protein(s) secreted by a bacterial laboratory contaminant

Table 1 Morphological and physiological properties of LC-1

Test	Result	Test	Result
a. Colony morphology
Configuration	Round	37 °C	+
Margin	Entire	42 °C	+
Elevation	Raised	55 °C	−
Surface	Smooth
Pigment	White	c. Growth at pH
Opacity	Opaque	5	+
Gram's reaction	+	6	+
Cell shape	Cocci	7	+
Size (µm)	1.2–1.4 µm	8	+
Spore(s)	−	9	+
Motility	−	10.5	+
b. Growth at temperature		d. Growth in NaCl (%)
4 °C	−	2	+
15 °C	+	4	+
20 °C	+	6	+
30 °C	+	10	+

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