Description of Streptomyces brevispora SO 100

Cells are aerobic, Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated and filamentous. Colonies are circular, smooth, opaque and white to gray colored after incubation for 4 days on R2 A agar at 25℃. In the API 20NE system, positive reaction for nitrate reduction, urease activity, hydrolysis of esculin and gelatin, β-galactosidase activity and utilization of D­glucose, L­arabinose, D­mannose, N ­acetyl­glucosamine, D­maltose and potassium gluconate. In the API 20NE system, negative reaction for indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, oxidase activity and utilization of D-mannitol, capric acid, adipic acid, malic acid, trisodium citrate and phenylacetic acid. Strain SO100 (= NIBRBAC000503306) was isolated from soil in Yeongju, Gyeongsangbuk Province, Korea (36°51′27.2″ N 128°27′28.6″E) .