Streptomyces olivochromogenes (Waksman, 1923) Waksman & Henrici, 1948

Ko, Kwan Su, Cha, Chang-Jun, Im, Wan-Taek, Kim, Seung-Bum, Seong, Chi-Nam, Bae, Jin-Woo, Jahng, Kwangyeop, Cho, Jang-Cheon, Joh, Ki-seong & Lee, Soon Dong, 2017, A report of 34 unrecorded bacterial species in Korea, belonging to the Actinobacteria, Journal of Species Research 6 (1), pp. 1-14 : 12

Description of Streptomyces olivochromogenes I1-6

Cells are Gram­staining­positive, non­flagellated, nonpigmented and branched mycelium-forming. Colonies are rhizoid, penetrate and light brownish-colored on ISP2 at 30° C. Positive for esculin hydrolysis in API 20NE but negative for nitrate reduction, indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, urease, gelatinase and β­galactosidase. L­Arabinose, D­mannitol, D­mannose, N-acetyl-glucosamine, D-maltose, gluconate, adipate, malate, citrate and phenylacetate are utilized. Does not utilize D-glucose and caprate. Strain I 1-6 (= NIBRBA 0000114809) has been isolated from soil, Daejeon, Korea.