Table 1.
Morphological, physiological and biochemical characteristics of Streptomyces sannanensis SU118
| Properties | Result |
|---|---|
| Morphological characteristics | |
| Cell shape | Mycelial |
| Sporophore morphology | Rectus- Flexibilis (RF) |
| Aerial mycelium colour | Light gray |
| Substrate mycelium colour | Cream-light brown |
| Physiological characteristics | |
| Growth under anaerobic condition | - ve |
| Acid-fast reaction | - ve |
| Production of melanoid pigment | + ve |
| Temperature range for growth | 25 – 40°C |
| Optimum temperature for growth | 28°C |
| pH range for growth | 5 - 9 |
| Optimum pH for growth | 7 |
| Growth on Mc Conkey agar | - ve |
| NaCl tolerance | 3% |
| Biochemical characteristics | |
| Gram reaction | + ve |
| Catalase production | - ve |
| Oxidase production | - ve |
| Urease production | - ve |
| Hydrogen sulfide production | - ve |
| Nitrate reduction | - ve |
| Gelatin liquefaction | - ve |
| Methyl red test | - ve |
| Vogues proskauer test | - ve |
| Indole production test | - ve |
| Citrate utilization test | - ve |
| Starch hydrolysis | + ve |
| Casein hydrolysis | - ve |
| Acid production from | |
| Glucose | - ve |
| Arabinose | - ve |
| Mannitol | - ve |
| Xylose | - ve |
| Meso-inositol | - ve |
| Raffinose | - ve |
| Rhamnose | - ve |
| Salicin | - ve |
| Sucrose | - ve |
| Galactose | - ve |
| Fructose | - ve |
| Cell-wall amino acids | LL-Diaminopimelic aid |
| Cell-wall sugars | No diagnostic |
Note: + ve: Positive for the test; − ve: Negative for the test.