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Table 1 Biochemical characterizations of Streptomyces sp. NS-33

From: Biosynthesis, characterization, and in vitro assessment on cytotoxicity of actinomycete-synthesized silver nanoparticles on Allium cepa root tip cells

Morphological characterizations

Medium

Color of aerial mycelium

Color of substrate mycelium

Pigmentation

SCA

White

Light yellow

Light yellow

ISP-2

White

Yellow

-

ISP-3

Grayish

Light brown

-

ISP-4

Pinkish

Light brown

-

ISP-5

White

Light yellow

-

ISP-6

Beige

Light yellow

-

Colony morphology of Streptomyces NS-33

Irregular margin with a flat surface

Physiological characterizations

 Growth at different temperatures

  20 °C

-

  25 °C

W

  30 °C

++

  35 °C

++

  40 °C

W

  45 °C

-

  50 °C

-

  55 °C

-

  60 °C

-

 Growth at different pH and NaCl concentration

  pH 4

-

  pH 5

-

  pH 6

-

  pH 7

++

  pH 8

W

  pH 9

-

  NaCl concentration

3 to 4%

Biochemical characterizations

 Gram staining

Gram-positive

 Motility

Non-motile

 Indole

-

 Citrate utilization

-

 H2S production

-

 Urea

+

 Gelatin

+

 D-glucose

+

 Sucrose

-

 Mannitol

-

 Inositol

+

 Raffinose

-

 Sorbitol

-

 Trehalose

+

 Xylose

-

  1. - Negative, W Weak, + Positive, ++ Good growth