Description of Streptomyces rishiriensis MMD 3Y-3-3

Cells are Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated and rod shaped. Colonies are filamentous, undulate, rough, raised and pale yellow colored after 3 days on MA at 30°C. Positive for esculin hydrolysis, β -galactosidase and gelatinase in API 20NE, but negative for arginine dihydrolase, glucose fermentation, indole production, nitrate reduction and urease. Utilize N -acetyl-glucosamine, adipic acid, L-arabinose, D-glucose, malic acid, D-maltose, D-mannitol, D-mannose, potassium gluconate and trisodium citrate, but not utilize capric acid and phenylacetic acid. Strain MMD3Y-3-3 (= NIBRBA 0000114279) has been isolated from Ginseng cultivated soil, Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, Korea.