Description of Streptomyces amakusaensis 19D2C16

Cells are aerobic, Gram­staining­positive, non­flagellated and filamentous. Colonies are circular, raised and brown colored after incubation for 4 days on MH agar at 30℃. In the API 20NE system, positive reaction for hydrolysis of esculin and gelatin, oxidase activity and utilization of D­glucose, N ­acetyl­glucosamine, potassium gluconate, adipic acid and malic acid. In the API 20NE system, negative reaction for nitrate reduction, indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, urease activity, β-galactosidase activity and utilization of L-arabinose, D­mannose, D­mannitol, D­maltose, capric acid, trisodium citrate and phenylacetic acid. Strain 19D2C16 (= NIBRBAC000503276) was isolated from soil around the Dong River, Gangwon Province, Korea (37°18′48.5″N 128°37′37.6″E) .