Description of Streptomyces avellaneus UKS-24

Cells are Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated and rod­shaped. Colonies are circle, raised, entire and yellow-colored after 2 days on R2A at 25℃ Positive reaction is obtained for β-galactosidase in API 20NE, and negative reactions are obtained for nitrate reduction, indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, urease, esculin hydrolysis and gelatinase. D­glucose, L­arabinose, N ­acetyl­glucosamine, potassium gluconate and malic acid are utilized. Does not utilize D­mannose, D­mannitol, D­maltose, capric acid, adipic acid, trisodium citrate and phenylacetic acid. Strain UKS­24 (= NIBRBA0000113885) was isolated from a wetland sample, Ungok­ri, Gochang, Korea.