Description of Streptomyces omiyaensis MS 5-13

Cells are Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated and rod­shaped. Colonies are irregular, undulate, smooth and light yellow-colored after 2 days on MA at 30℃. Positive reactions are obtained for nitrate reduction, esculin hydrolysis and β-galactosidase in API 20NE, and negative reactions are obtained for indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, urease and gelatinase. D­glucose, L­arabinose, D­mannose, Dmannitol, N ­acetyl­glucosamine, D­maltose, potassium gluconate, adipic acid, malic acid and phenylacetic acid are utilized. Does not utilize capric acid and trisodium citrate. Strain MS5­13 (= NIBRBA0000113953) was isolated from a sample of ginseng field, Anseong, Korea.