Table 2.

Physiological and biochemical (phenotypic) characteristics of Streptomyces sp. strain NEAE-119. Data for reference species (Streptomyces olivaceus) were taken from Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology: Volume 5: the Actinobacteria [40].

Characteristic	Streptomyces sp. strain NEAE-119	Streptomyces olivaceus
Aerial mycelium on ISP medium 2	Grey	Grey
Substrate mycelium on ISP medium 2	Yellowish grey; substrate pigment is not a pH indicator	Greyed yellow; substrate pigment is not a pH indicator
Production of diffusible pigment	No diffusible pigment
Spore chain morphology	Spirals, with open spirals intergrading through flexuous spore chains suggestive of section Rectiflexibiles	Spirals, with open spirals intergrading through flexuous spore chains suggestive of section Rectiflexibiles.
Spore surface	Smooth	Smooth
Spore shape	Spherical or oval to ellipsoidal
Melanin production on peptone-yeast extract iron agar (ISP 6 medium)	−	−
Melanin production on tyrosine agar (ISP 7 medium)	−	−
Melanin production on tryptone-yeast extract broth (ISP 1 medium)	−
Max NaCl tolerance (%, w/v)	8
Growth on sole carbon source (1%, w/v)
D(−) Fructose	+	+
D(+) Xylose	+	+
D(+) Galactose	+	+
D(+) Glucose	+	+
L-arabinose	+	+
Ribose	+	+
D(+) Mannose	+	+
Sucrose	+	+
Maltose	+	+
Rhamnose	+	+
Cellulose	+	+
Trehalose	+	+
Enzymes
Lecithinase activity	+
α-amylase (starch hydrolysis)	+
Protease	−
Cellulase (growth on cellulose)	+
Uricase	+
Chitosanase	+
Asparaginase	+
Reduction of nitrates to nitrite	+
Coagulation of milk	+
Peptonization of milk	+
Antimicrobial activities against
Candida albicans,  Bacillus subtilis,  Escherichia coli,   Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumonia, Rhizoctonia solani,  Fusarium oxysporum,   Aspergillus niger.	−
Staphylococcus aureus,   Alternaria solani, Bipolaris oryzae.	+

+: positive; −: negative; blank cells: no data available. Growth temperature range (°C): 25–40, growth at pH 5–9.