Result

Property

Kitasatospora aburaviensis strain

RCS252

Streptomyces vinaceus strain

RCS260

Morphological characteristics

Cell shape

Mycelial

Mycelial

Sporophore morphology

Long spore chain

Rectus-Flexibilis (RF)

Aerial mycelium colour

Brown

Whitish

Substrate mycelium colour

Yellowish

Grey

Physiological characteristics

Growth under anaerobic condition

−ve

−ve

Acid-fast reaction

−ve

−ve

Temperature range for growth

25˚C - 40˚C

25˚C - 40˚C

Optimum temperature for growth

28˚C

28˚C

pH range for growth

5 - 8

5 - 8

Optimum pH for growth

7

7

Growth on Mc Conkey agar

−ve

−ve

NaCl tolerance

3%

4%

Biochemical characteristics

Gram reaction

+ve

+ve

Catalase production

−ve

−ve

Oxidase production

−ve

−ve

Urease production

−ve

−ve

Hydrogen sulfide production

−ve

−ve

Nitrate reduction

−ve

−ve

Gelatin liquefaction

+ve

+ve

Methyl red test

−ve

−ve

Vogues proskauer test

−ve

−ve

Indole production test

−ve

−ve

Citrate utilization test

−ve

−ve

Starch hydrolysis

+ve

+ve

Casein hydrolysis

+ve

+ve

Acid production from

Glucose

−ve

−ve

Arabinose

−ve

−ve

Mannitol

−ve

−ve

Xylose

−ve

−ve

Meso-inositol

−ve

−ve

Sucrose

−ve

−ve

Galactose

−ve

−ve

Fructose

−ve

−ve

Cell-wall amino acids

Both LL-Diaminopimelic

acid and mes-DAP

LL-Diaminopimelic acid