Description of Streptomyces cacaoi subsp. asoensis BG 138

Cells are aerobic, Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated and filamentous. Colonies are circular, convex, entire and cream colored after incubation for 3 days on TSA at 30℃. In the API 20NE system, positive reaction for nitrate reduction, glucose fermentation (weak), arginine dihydrolase (weak), urease activity (weak), hydrolysis of esculin and gelatin, β-galactosidase activity, oxidase activity and utilization of D-glucose, L-arabinose, D-mannose, D-mannitol, N ­acetyl­glucosamine, D­maltose (weak), potassium gluconate, adipic acid (weak), malic acid (weak) and trisodium citrate (weak). In the API 20NE system, negative reaction for indole production and utilization of capric acid and phenylacetic acid. Strain BG138 (= NIBRBAC 000503380) was isolated from soil in Gurye, Jeollanam Province, Korea (35°16′25.9″N 127°28′34.5″E) .