Description of Streptomyces aureus BT 63

Cells are aerobic, Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated and rod shaped. Colonies are circular, smooth and yellow colored after incubation for 3 days on 1/10 LB agar at 25℃. In the API 20NE system, positive reaction for nitrate reduction, urease activity, hydrolysis of gelatin (weak), β-galactosidase activity (weak) and oxidase activity. In the API 20NE system, negative reaction for indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, hydrolysis of esculin and utilization of D-glucose, L-arabinose, D­mannose, D­mannitol, N ­acetyl­glucosamine, D­maltose, potassium gluconate, capric acid, adipic acid, malic acid, trisodium citrate and phenylacetic acid. Strain BT63 (= NIBRBAC000502992) was isolated from soil in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, Korea (37°42′04.5″N 128°42′49.1″E) .