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. 2005 Jun;71(6):2848–2852. doi: 10.1128/AEM.71.6.2848-2852.2005

TABLE 1.

Transition points representing differentiation of S. coelicolor A3(2) and S. aureofaciens CCM 3239 on glass beads

Life cycle stage Transition point (h)
S. coelicolor A3(2) S. aureofaciens 3239
Cultivation in liquid medium 48 20
Aerial mycelium formationa 17 (± 1) 7 (± 1)
Pigment appearancea 13 (± 3) NDb
Spores observeda 30 (± 1) 36 (± 4)
a

Measured from the time when the substrate mycelium was transferred onto the glass bead surface.

b

ND, not determined.