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| 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 |