Table 1.

Morphological characteristics of the selected Cholistan desert actinobacterial strains observed on GYM agar after cultivation at 28 °C for one week

Strains	aIsolation codes	Growth Pattern	Color of Mycelium		Diffused pigment	Colony characteristics
			Substrate Mycelium	Aerial Mycelium		Consistency	Size mm	Shape
AFD1	AD3	Well grown	White	Grayish white	Brown	Hard & embedded	3	Round
AFD2	AD6	Well grown	Light yellow	Yellowish white	No pigment	Hard & embedded	3	Round
AFD3	AD10	Well grown	Grayish white	White	No pigment	Hard & embedded	4	Round
AFD4	AD15	Well grown	Light pink	Whitish yellow	No pigment	Soft with spores	2	Round
AFD5	AD20	Moderate growth	White	Yellowish white	No pigment	Hard & embedded	2	Round
AFD6	AD21	Well grown	Brown	Yellow	No pigment	Hard & embedded	3	Round
AFD7	AD23	Well grown	Yellowish white	White	No pigment	Hard & embedded	2	Round
AFD8	AD29	Well grown	White	Yellowish white	No pigment	Hard & embedded	3	Round
AFD9	AD34	Well grown	Light pink	White	No pigment	Soft with spores	2	Round
AFD10	AD37	Well grown	Purple pink	Purple	No pigment	Hard & embedded	2	Round
AFD11	AD38	Moderate growth	Yellowish white	White	No pigment	Hard with less spores	3	Round
AFD12	AD42	Well grown	White	Whitish grey	No pigment	Hard & embedded	3	Round
AFD13	AD48	Well grown	Light orange	Yellowish orange	No pigment	Hard & embedded	3	Round
AFD14	AD54	Well grown	Purple pink	Purple	No pigment	Soft with spores	2	Round
AFD15	AD57	Well grown	Brown	Light brown	Light brown	Hard & embedded	3	Round
AFD16	AD59	Well grown	White	Greenish brown	Brown	Hard & embedded	2	Round
AFD17	AD61	Well grown	Yellowish white	White	No pigment	Hard & embedded	3	Round
AFD18	AD63	Well grown	Yellowish white	Yellow	No pigment	Hard & embedded	3	Round
AFD19	AD68	Well grown	Purple pink	Purple	No pigment	Hard & embedded	2	Round
AFD20	AD69	Well grown	White	Grey white	No pigment	Hard & embedded	2	Round
AFD21	AD73	Well grown	Orange yellow	Orange	No pigment	Hard & embedded	3	Round
AFD22	AD76	Well grown	Orange white	Orange	No pigment	Hard & embedded	2	Round
AFD23	AD80	Well grown	Yellow white	Yellow	No pigment	Soft with spores	2	Round
AFD24	AD81	Well grown	White	Yellowish white	No pigment	Hard & embedded	2	Flower shaped
AFD25	AD85	Moderate growth	Purple	Pink	No pigment	Hard & embedded	3	Round
AFD26	AD89	Well grown	Meroon or dark brown	Yellowish white	Dark Yellow	Hard & embedded	2	Round
AFD27	AD96	Well grown	Brown	White brown	Yellow	Hard & embedded	3	Round
AFD28	AD100	Well grown	Yellowish white	White	No pigment	Hard & embedded	3	Round
AFD29	AD104	Well grown	White	Whitish grey	No pigment	Hard & embedded	2	Round
AFD30	AD107	Moderate growth	White	Yellowish white	No pigment	Hard & embedded	2	Round

^athe strains were designated by specific number codes based on the sequence of isolation at the time of selection from a sample