| Result | |
Property | Kitasatospora aburaviensis strain RCS252 | Streptomyces vinaceus strain RCS260 |
Morphological characteristics |
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Cell shape | Mycelial | Mycelial |
Sporophore morphology | Long spore chain | Rectus-Flexibilis (RF) |
Aerial mycelium colour | Brown | Whitish |
Substrate mycelium colour | Yellowish | Grey |
Physiological characteristics |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |