Description of Streptomyces drozdowiczii BBT 1

Cells are Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated, non-pigmented and branched mycelium-forming. Colonies are lenticular, raised, entire and white-colored after 2 days on R2A at 30°C. Positive for nitrate reduction, arginine dihydrolase, urease, esculin hydrolysis, gelatinase, β­galactosidase in API 20NE but negative for indole production and glucose fermentation. D-Glucose, L-arabinose, D-mannitol, D-mannose, N-acetyl-glucosamine, D-maltose, gluconate and malate are utilized. Does not utilize caprate, adipate, citrate and phenylacetate. Strain BBT1 (= NIBRBA0000114837) has been isolated from powder of biotite, Yesan, Korea.