Table 4. Substrate utilization differs among bee-associated Streptomyces and close relatives.
Select substrates showing differential utilization. Growth was assessed using single strains inoculated into Biolog GenIII microplate with 1% NaCl solution. Growth indicated by (+), weak growth (w) and no growth (−).
| Substrate | S. anthophorae sp. nov. BH034T | S. nidicola sp. nov. BH106T | S. fractus MV32T | S. kunmingensis DSM 41681T | S. endophyticus YIM 65594T [16] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pectin | − | − | w | w | nd |
| l-Pyroglutamic acid | w | w | + | + | nd |
| Methyl pyruvate | w | w | + | + | nd |
| l-Fucose | w | − | + | + | nd |
| d-Maltose | + | − | + | + | + |
| Sucrose | + | − | + | + | − |
| d-Fucose | + | − | + | w | nd |
| d-Fructose 6-PO4 | + | − | + | w | nd |
| l-Histidine | + | − | w | + | nd |
| Stachyose | + | − | + | w | nd |
| γ-Amino-butyric acid (GABA) | w | + | + | w | nd |
| l-Alanine | w | + | w | + | + |
| Mucic acid | w | + | + | w | nd |
| Acetic acid | w | + | w | + | nd |
| Formic acid | w | + | + | − | nd |