TABLE 1.
Strains belonging to the class Actinobacteria used in this study
| Strain no. | Organism | Order | Suborder | Cleared zone | Signal in Southern hybridization | No. of detectable family 19 chitinase genes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Actinomyces naeslundii JCM 8349 | Actinomycetales | Actinomycineae | − | − | 0 |
| 2 | Arcanobacterium haemolyticum NBRC15585 | Actinomycetales | Actinomycineae | − | − | 0 |
| 3 | Corynebacterium glutamicum JCM 1318 | Actinomycetales | Corynebacterineae | − | − | 0 |
| 4 | Dietzia maris JCM 6166 | Actinomycetales | Corynebacterineae | − | − | 0 |
| 5 | Nocardia asteroides JCM 3384 | Actinomycetales | Corynebacterineae | − | NTa | NT |
| 6 | Rhodococcus rhodochrous JCM 3202 | Actinomycetales | Corynebacterineae | − | NT | NT |
| 7 | Geodermatophilus obscurus subsp. dictyosporus JCM 3154 | Actinomycetales | Frankineae | − | NT | NT |
| 8 | Microsphaera multipartita JCM 9543 | Actinomycetales | Frankineae | − | NT | NT |
| 9 | Glycomyces harbinensis JCM 7347 | Actinomycetales | Glycomycineae | + | + | 1 |
| 10 | Agromyces ramosus JCM 3108 | Actinomycetales | Micrococcineae | − | NT | NT |
| 11 | Arthrobacter crystallopoietes JCM 2522 | Actinomycetales | Micrococcineae | − | NT | NT |
| 12 | Arthrobacter ramosus JCM 1334 | Actinomycetales | Micrococcineae | − | − | 0 |
| 13 | Cellulomonas cellulans YCWD3 | Actinomycetales | Micrococcineae | + | + | 1 |
| 14 | Cellulomonas fimi JCM 1341 | Actinomycetales | Micrococcineae | + | − | 0 |
| 15 | Curtobacterium luteum JCM 1480 | Actinomycetales | Micrococcineae | + | − | 0 |
| 16 | Microbacterium imperiale JCM 1378 | Actinomycetales | Micrococcineae | − | − | 0 |
| 17 | Dermabacter hominis JCM 7448 | Actinomycetales | Micrococcineae | − | NT | NT |
| 18 | Kocuria kristinae JCM 7237 | Actinomycetales | Micrococcineae | − | − | 0 |
| 19 | Kocuria varians JCM 7238 | Actinomycetales | Micrococcineae | − | NT | NT |
| 20 | Promicromonospora sukumoe JCM 6845 | Actinomycetales | Micrococcineae | + | + | 1 |
| 21 | Terrabacter tumescens JCM 1365 | Actinomycetales | Micrococcineae | − | NT | NT |
| 22 | Actinoplanes brasiliensis JCM 3196 | Actinomycetales | Micromonosporineae | + | + | 2 |
| 23 | Catenuloplanes japonicus JCM 9106 | Actinomycetales | Micromonosporineae | + | + | 1 |
| 24 | Couchioplanes caeruleus subsp. caeruleus JCM 3195 | Actinomycetales | Micromonosporineae | + | − | 0 |
| 25 | Micromonospora chalcea JCM 3031 | Actinomycetales | Micromonosporineae | + | − | 0 |
| 26 | Pilimelia terevasa JCM 3091 | Actinomycetales | Micromonosporineae | − | NT | NT |
| 27 | Luteococcus japonicus JCM 9415 | Actinomycetales | Propionibacterineae | − | − | 0 |
| 28 | Microlunatus phosphovorus JCM 9379 | Actinomycetales | Propionibacterineae | − | NT | NT |
| 29 | Actinobispora yunnanensis JCM 9330 | Actinomycetales | Pseudonocardineae | − | NT | NT |
| 30 | Actinokineospora riparia JCM 7471 | Actinomycetales | Pseudonocardineae | + | + | 1 |
| 31 | Actinopolyspora mortivallis JCM 7550 | Actinomycetales | Pseudonocardineae | − | NT | NT |
| 32 | Amycolatopsis orientalis subsp. orientalis JCM 4600 | Actinomycetales | Pseudonocardineae | + | + | 1 |
| 33 | Kibdelosporangium aridum subsp. aridum JCM 7912 | Actinomycetales | Pseudonocardineae | + | + | 2 |
| 34 | Saccharopolyspora erythraea JCM 4026 | Actinomycetales | Pseudonocardineae | + | − | 0 |
| 35 | Streptoalloteichus hindustanus JCM 3268 | Actinomycetales | Pseudonocardineae | + | + | 1 |
| 36 | Kitasatospora setae JCM 3304 | Actinomycetales | Streptomycineae | + | + | 2 |
| 37 | Actinomadura kijaniata JCM 3306 | Actinomycetales | Streptosporangineae | + | − | 0 |
| 38 | Microbispora rosea subsp. aerata JCM 3076 | Actinomycetales | Streptosporangineae | + | − | 0 |
| 39 | Nocardiopsis lucentensis JCM 9420 | Actinomycetales | Streptosporangineae | + | − | 0 |
| 40 | Nonomuraea spiralis JCM 3286 | Actinomycetales | Streptosporangineae | + | + | 1 |
| 41 | Planobispora rosea JCM 3166 | Actinomycetales | Streptosporangineae | + | + | 2 |
| 42 | Planomonospora parontospora subsp. antibiotica JCM 3094 | Actinomycetales | Streptosporangineae | + | + | 2 |
| 43 | Streptosporangium nondiastaticum JCM 3114 | Actinomycetales | Streptosporangineae | + | − | 0 |
| 44 | Actinocorallia herbida JCM 9647 | Bifidobacteriales | − | NT | NT | |
| 45 | Atopobium minutum JCM 1118 | Coriobacteriales | − | − | 0 | |
| 46 | Collinsella aerofaciens JCM 10188 | Coriobacteriales | − | − | 0 | |
| 47 | Eggerthella lenta JCM 9979 | Coriobacteriales | − | − | 0 | |
| 48 | Rubrobacter radiotolerans JCM 2153 | Rubrobacterales | − | − | 0 | |
| 49 | Sphaerobacter thermophilus DSM 20745 | Sphaerobacterales | − | − | 0 |
a
NT, not tested.