Description of Streptomyces kanamyceticus BBT-4

Cells are Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated and rod-shaped. Colonies are circular, raised, entire and white-colored after 2 days on R2 A at 25° C. Positive for esculin hydrolysis and β -galactosidase in API 20NE, but negative for arginine dihydrolase, gelatinase, glucose fermentation, indole production, nitrate reduction and urease. Utilize N -acetyl-glucosamine, L-arabinose, Dglucose, malic acid, D-maltose, D-mannitol, D-mannose and potassium gluconate. Does not utilize adipic acid, capric acid, phenylacetic acid and trisodium citrate. Strain BBT-4 (= NIBRBA0000114215) has been isolated from Black biotite, Chungnam Province, Korea.