Table 3.
Phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characteristics of MORSY1948 isolate.
| Properties | Characteristics of MORSY1948 isolate | Properties | Characteristics of MORSY1948 isolate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phenotypic characters | Decomposition of | ||
| Aerial mycelium | White | Xanthine | + |
| Substrate mycelium | Yellowish brown | Tween-80 | − |
| Fragmentation | Divided into rod shaped spores | Tween-20 | + |
| Melanin production | − | Casein | + |
| Soluble pigment | + | Alanine | + |
| Acid fast | − | l-Serine | + |
| Growth occurs on | l-Valine | + | |
| Inorganic salts-starch agar | Poor | L-Threonine | + |
| Nutrient agar | Poor | Tyrosine | + |
| Rice agar | Moderate | Adenine | + |
| Yeast extract asparagine glucose agar | Good | Growth at | |
| Yeast extract-malt extract agar | Good | 30 °C | + |
| Glycerol asparagine agar | Good | 37 °C | + |
| Czapek Dox agar | Moderate | 45 °C | + |
| Bennett's potato starch agar | Good | pH range | 5–11 |
| Hickey and Tresner's agar | Moderate | NaCl tolerance (%) | 0–20 |
| Oatmeal agar | Moderate | Resistant to | |
| Potato dextrose agar | Good | 5-Fluorouracil | + |
| Chemotypic characters | Mitomycin C | − | |
| Liquefaction of gelatin | + | Rifampicin | + |
| Nitrate reduction | + | Sulfamethoxazole | + |
| Milk coagulation | + | Amoxicillin | + |
| Milk peptonization | + | Cefotaxime | − |
| Catalase activity | + | Gentamicin | + |
| Utilization of (1.0%, w/v) | Amikacin | − | |
| d-Ribose | + | Ciprofloxacin | + |
| l-Arabinose | + | Imipenem | + |
| d-Fructose | + | Lysozyme | − |
| Mannose | + | Cell-wall type | Meso-diaminopimelic with no characteristic sugar (III) |
| d-Glucose | + | ||
| D-Manitol | + | Major cellular fatty acids (%) | |
| d-Xylose | + | C 16:0 | 2.1 |
| Glycerol | + | C 18:1 | 10.3 |
| d-Galactose | + | Iso-C16: 0 | 29.3 |
| Trehalose | + | Iso-C17:0 | 3.8 |
| Sucrose | + | Iso-C18:0 | 2.9 |
| Maltose | + | Anteiso-C15: 0 | 16.2 |
| Adonitol | + | Anteiso-C17: 0 | 10.7 |
| Cellobiose | + | C17: 1 ω 8c | 5.9 |
| d-Fucose | − | C18: 1 ω 9c | 7.1 |
| Melibiose | − | 10-methyl-C17:0 | 8.5 |
| Lactose | − | 10-methyl-C18:0 | 3.2 |
| l-Rhamnose | − | DNA G + C content (mol%) | 71.2 |
| Sorbitol | − | Predominant menaquinones | MK-9(H2) (8%), MK-9(H4) (10%), MK-10 (22%), MK-10(H2) (17%), MK-10(H4) (7%), MK-10(H6) (20), MK-10(H8) (13%), MK-11(H8) (3%) |
| Inositol | − | ||
| Cellulose | − | ||
| Raffinose | − | ||
| Decomposition of | Major polar lipids | Phosphatidylethanolamine, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylmethylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol (PIII) | |
| Glutamic acid | + | ||
| Propionic acid | + | ||
| Urea | + | ||
| Hypoxanthine | + |