International Journal of Microbiology / 2013 / Article / Tab 3 / Research Article
Taxonomy and Polyphasic Characterization of Alkaline Amylase Producing Marine Actinomycete Streptomyces rochei BTSS 1001 Table 3 Morphological, biochemical, and physiological characteristics of marine isolate BTSS 1001 in comparison with
Streptomyces rochei (Berger et al., 1953 [
28 ]).
Properties BTSS 1001 Streptomyces rochei (Berger et al., 1953 [28 ])Spore chain Spiral Spiral Spore mass Grey Grey Substrate mycelium Light grey Light grey Ariel mycelium Dark grey Dark grey Soluble pigment Lavender to brown Nil Growth at temperature 25°C–42°C optimum 35°C Optimum 28°C Growth at pH 8–11 6-7 NaCl conc. Up to 7% Up to 4% Biochemical characteristics Indole production − − Methyl red − − Voges proskauer − − Citrate utilization + + H2 S production − − Nitrate reduction − − Urease + + Catalase + + Oxidase + + Melanin production + − Starch hydrolysis + + Gelatin hydrolysis + + Lipid hydrolysis + + Casein hydrolysis − − Haemolysis + + Carbon source utilization Arabinose ++ ++ Fructose + + + ++ Glucose +++ ++ + Galactose + +++ Glycerol ++++ ++++ Lactose +++ +++ Maltose +++ +++ Mannitol ++ +++ Ribose + + Raffinose ++ ++ Rhamnose − − Starch ++++ +++ Acid production Glucose + + Fructose − + Mesoinositol − + Mannitol − + Rhamnose − + Xylose + +
