CLASSIFICATION OF STREPTOMYCES SPECIES 



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6 Stn ptomyct s afghan 

 it nsis 

 c Aerial mycelium greenish to yellow 

 1. Stn ptom yet s acidomy- 

 ceticus 

 d. Aerial mycelium chalk-white. 



59. Streptomyces collinus 



11. Growth colorless to cream -colored. 



a. Aerial mycelium cottony white 

 lavender to vinaceous lavender. 



133. Streptomyces lavendu 



In, 



b. Aerial mycelium grayish pink to 

 lavender. ' 



243. Streptomyces virginiat 

 C Aerial mycelium white to cream- 

 colored. 



172. Streptomyces odorifer 



15. Growth yellow to brown. Aerial myce- 

 lium Light tan to pink. 



236. Streptomyces venezuelat 



16. Growth gray to black. 



79. Streptomyces fimbria- 

 te 



17. Growth colorless to stone red. 



93. Stn ptomyces fuscus 

 lv ( Irowth blue. 



62. Streptomyces cyant us 

 B. Sporophores in aerial mycelium form verticils. 

 I. Melanin-negative. 

 1 . ( irowth yellowish. 



a. Aerial mycelium white to pinkish. 



117. Streptomyces hachi 

 joensis 



b. Aerial mycelium greenish yellow. 



:-!7 . Stn ptomyces cat spito 



SUS 



c. Aerial mycelium gray. 



12s. Streptomyces kentuck 



(irowth pink to red 



7ti. Stn ptomyces fervt ns 

 '■',. (Irowth yellowish to green to brown; 

 aerial mycelium while. 



1 19. Streptomyces mashuen 



4. (irowth colorless on synthetic media; 



aerial mycelium white to lighl cinna 

 mon. 



53. Stn ptomyces cinnamo 

 metis 



o. (irowth colorless; aerial mycelium 



white. 



55. Stn ptomyct s circula- 

 te 



6 Growth colorless to gray; aerial myce- 

 lium white to gray. 



150. Streptomyces matensis 

 1 1. Melanin posit ive. 



1. Sporophores do not produce any spi- 

 rals. 



a < .row I h w bite to cream colored. 



108. Sin ptomyces </< ist <■ 

 car m us 



b. ( irowth colorless to yellowish. 

 a 1 . Strong proteolytic properties 



a 2 . Aerial mycelium on agar 

 media absent or white 

 patches. 



151. Streptomyces medioci 

 dii us 



1)-. Aerial mycelium on agar 

 media white, yellowish to 

 gray. 



8 1 Stn ptomya s flavort ti 

 cult 



1)'. Weak proteolyt ic act ion. 



a 2 . Aerial mycelium white to 

 yellowish 



72. Streptomyces eurocidi- 

 cus 

 1)-'. Aerial mycelium white to 

 pale olive-buff. 



12. Streptomyct s alboniger 



c. ( '.row t h yellowish-brown. 

 a 1 . Aerial mycelium white. 



1. Streptomyces abikoen- 



sum 

 1)'. Aerial mycelium white with 

 yellowish tinge. 



2:54. Streptomyces thioluteus 



d. (irowth dark gray to gray green. 

 a 1 . Strongly proteolyt ic. 



238. Streptomyces vt i ticilla 



I us 

 h 1 . Weakly proteolytic. 



177. Stn ptomyces olivovt r- 

 ticillatus 



e. ( irow t h brow n. 



111. Streptomyces luU 

 lie i I In I us 



2. Sporophores produce spirals. 



a. Aerial mycelium none or limited. 

 232. Streptomyces /< ndat 

 1). Aerial mycelium j ellow to ash 

 gray. 



(17. Streptomyces echinatus 

 C. Aerial mycelium white. 



9, Streptomyces albireti- 

 culi 



