Streptomyces althioticus (DSM 40160, ATCC 19767, ATCC 19909)

Name: Streptomyces althioticus (DSM 40160, ATCC 19767, ATCC 19909)
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BacDive ID 15275

Type strain

Culture col. no. DSM 40160 ATCC 19767 ATCC 19909 CBS 505.68 ETH 24199 10 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 66897

Special Collections DSMZ JCM Wink compendium

History <- E.B. Shirling, ISP <- T.P. Preobrazhenskaya, INA KCC S-0383 <-- IFO 12780 <-- SAJ <-- ISP 5160 <-- INA 6124/54.

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Streptomyces althioticus DSM 40160 is a bacterium that builds an aerial mycelium and was isolated from soil.

genome sequence 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 44560

ATCC 19909,ATCC 19767,DSM 40160,IFO 12780,JCM 4383,CCRC 12104,NCIMB 9846,NRRL B-3982,VKM Ac-1894,CBS 505.68,NBRC 12780,BCRC 12104,NCIB 9846

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:21:39

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Actinomycetota

Class Actinomycetes

Order Kitasatosporales

Family Streptomycetaceae

Genus Streptomyces

Species Streptomyces althioticus

Full scientific name Streptomyces althioticus Yamaguchi et al. 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

Synonyms (3)

Streptomyces matensis
Streptomyces griseorubens
"Actinomyces griseorubens"

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Streptomyces althioticus** (1)	Type strain
14970	S. althioticus 245-22, DSM 40092, ATCC 19724, CBS 463.68, ... (type strain)

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Confidence	Motility
125439	positive	99.6
125439		90.7

Colony morphology

@ref	Colony color	Incubation period	Medium used
19415	Lemon yellow	10-14 days	ISP 2
19415	Lemon yellow	10-14 days	ISP 3
19415	Brown beige	10-14 days	ISP 4
19415	Lemon yellow	10-14 days	ISP 5
19415	Beige	10-14 days	ISP 6
19415	Beige	10-14 days	ISP 7

Multicellular morphology

@ref	Complex name	Complex color	Medium name
19415	Aerial Mycelium	Silk grey	ISP 2
19415	Aerial Mycelium	Silk grey	ISP 3
19415	Aerial Mycelium	Silk grey	ISP 4
19415			ISP 5
19415			ISP 6
19415			ISP 7

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
9356	GYM STREPTOMYCES MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 65)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: GYM STREPTOMYCES MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 65) Composition: Agar 18.0 g/l Malt extract 10.0 g/l Yeast extract 4.0 g/l Glucose 4.0 g/l CaCO3 2.0 g/l Distilled water
19415	ISP 2		Name: ISP 2 / Yeast Malt Agar (5265); 5265 Composition Malt extract 10.0 g/l Yeast extract 4.0 g/l Glucose 4.0 g/l Agar 15.0 g/l Preparation: Sterilisation: 20 minutes at 121°C pH before sterilisation: 7.0 Usage: Maintenance and Taxonomy Organisms: All Actinomycetes
19415	ISP 3		Name: ISP 3; 5315 Composition Dog oat flakes 20.0 g/l Trace element solution (5314) 2.5 ml/l Agar 18.0 g/l Preparation: Oat flakes are cooked for 20 minutes, trace element solution and agar are added (in the case of non rolled oat flakes the suspension has to bee filtrated). Sterilisation: 20 minutes at 121°C pH before sterilisation: 7.8 Usage: Maintenance and taxonomy (e.g. SEM As liquid medium for metabolite production) Organisms: All Actinomycetes Trace element solution 5314 Name: Trace element solution 5314; 5314 Composition CaCl2 x H2O 3.0 g/l Fe-III-citrate 1.0 g/l MnSO4 0.2 g/l ZnCl2 0.1 g/l CuSO4 x 5 H2O 0.025 g/l Sodium tetra borate 0.2 g/l CoCl2 x 6 H2O 0.004 g/l Sodium molybdate 0.01 g/l Preparation: Use double destillated water. Sterilisation: 20 minutes at 121°C pH before sterilisation: Usage: Trace element solution for different media Organisms:
19415	ISP 4		Name: ISP 4; DSM 547 Solution I: Difco soluble starch, 10.0 g. Make a paste of the starch with a small amount of cold distilled water and bring to a volume of 500 ml. Solution II: CaCO3 2.0 g K2HPO4 (anhydrous) 1.0 g MgSO4 x 7 H2O 1.0 g NaCl 1.0 g (NH4)2SO4 2.0 g Distilled water 500.0 ml Trace salt solution (see below) 1.0 ml The pH should be between 7.0 and 7.4. Do not adjust if it is within this range. Mix solutions I and II together. Add 20.0 g agar. Liquify agar by steaming at 100°C for 10 to 20 min. Trace element solution: FeSO4 x 7 H2O 0.1 g MnCl2 x 4 H2O 0.1 g ZnSO4 x 7 H2O 0.1 g Distilled water 100.0 ml
19415	ISP 5		Name: ISP 5 (5323) Composition L-Asparagine 1.0 g/l Glycerol 10.0 g/l K2HPO4 1.0 g/l Salt solution (see preparation) 1.0 ml/l Agar 20.0 g/l Preparation: Salt solution 1.0 g FeSO4 x 7 H2O 1.0 g MnCl2 x 4 H2O 1.0 g ZNSO4 x 7 H2O in 100 ml water Sterilisation: 20 minutes at 121°C pH before sterilisation: 7.2 Usage: Maintenance and taxonomy Organisms: All Actinomycetes
19415	ISP 6		Name: ISP 6 (5318) Composition Peptone 15.0 g/l Proteose peptose 5.0 g/l Ferric ammonium citrate 0.5 g/l Sodium glycerophosphate 1.0 g/l Sodium thiosulfate 0.08 g/l Yeast extract 1.0 g/l Agar 15.0 g/l Sterilisation: 20 minutes at 121°C pH before sterilisation: Usage: Production of melanoid pigments Organisms: All Actinomycetes
19415	ISP 7		Name: ISP 7 (5322) Composition Glycerol 15.0 g/l L-Tyrosine 0.5 g/l L-Asparagine 1.0 g/l K2HPO4 0.5 g/l NaCl 0.5 g/l FeSO4 x 7 H2O 0.01 g/l Trace element solution 5343 1.0 ml/l Agar 20.0 Sterilisation: 20 minutes at 121°C pH before sterilisation: 7.3 Usage: Production of melanoid pigments Organisms: All Actinomycetes

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
9356	positive	growth	28
19415	positive	optimum	28
67770	positive	growth	28

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance	Confidence
125438	aerobe	91.08
125439	obligate aerobe	99.4

Spore formation

@ref	Spore formation	Confidence
125438		92.362

Observation

67770

Observationquinones: MK-9(H₆), MK-9(H₈)

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
68382	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	from API zym
68382	alpha-chymotrypsin	+	3.4.21.1	from API zym
68382	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	from API zym
68382	alpha-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.22	from API zym
68382	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	from API zym
68382	alpha-mannosidase	+	3.2.1.24	from API zym
68382	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API zym
68382	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
68382	cystine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.3	from API zym
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
68382	lipase (C 14)	+		from API zym
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	+	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		from API zym
68382	trypsin	+	3.4.21.4	from API zym
68382	valine arylamidase	+		from API zym

API zym

@ref	Control	Alkaline phosphatase	Esterase (C 4)	2-naphtyl caprylateEsterase Lipase (C 8)	Lipase (C 14)	L-leucyl-2-naphthylamideLeucine arylamidase	L-valyl-2-naphthylamideValine arylamidase	L-cystyl-2-naphthylamideCystine arylamidase	Trypsin	alpha- Chymotrypsin	Acid phosphatase	Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphateNaphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	alpha- Galactosidase	beta- Galactosidase	beta- Glucuronidase	alpha- Glucosidase	beta- Glucosidase	N-acetyl-beta- glucosaminidase	alpha- Mannosidase	alpha- Fucosidase
19415	not determinedn.d.	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Environmental	#Terrestrial	#Soil

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Geographic location
9356	soil	Asia
67770	Soil

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence AB184139 (>99% sequence identity) for Streptomyces from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples
Soil Samples	30
Animal Samples	18
Plant Samples	2
Total Samples	50

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
9356	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
19415	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
66792	Streptomyces griseorubens DSM 40160	complete			2913524612	66897	84.98
124043	ASM5120113v1 assembly for Streptomyces griseorubens DSM 40160	contig	GCA_051201135			66897	64.62
67770	ASM1464961v1 assembly for Streptomyces griseorubens JCM 4383	scaffold	GCA_014649615	66897.6	8113546338	66897	25.38

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	NCBI tax ID
20218	Streptomyces griseorubens gene for 16S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence, strain: JCM 4383	D44098	121	66897
20218	Streptomyces griseorubens gene for 16S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence, strain: NBRC 12780	AB915622	1019	66897
9356	Streptomyces griseorubens gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence, strain: NBRC 12780	AB184139	1476	66897
124043	Streptomyces griseorubens strain NBRC 12780 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	MW680936	1476	66897
124043	Streptomyces griseorubens strain JCM 4383 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	MT760529	1320	66897

GC content

@ref	GC-content (mol%)	Method
67770	72.2	genome sequence analysis

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: Streptomyces griseorubens JCM 4383
NCBI: GCA_014649615

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	89.30	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	90.70	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	positive	99.60	no
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	obligate aerobe	99.40	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Streptomyces griseorubens strain JCM 4383
PATRIC: 66897.6

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	yes	89.96	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	97.40	no
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	yes	92.36	no
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	yes	91.08	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	97.00	yes
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	no	89.50	no

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Genetics	Whole genome sequencing of a novel chitinolytic Streptomyces sp. RB7AG reveals it's chitosan production potential: optimization of the process through Taguchi experimental design.	Behera SS, Nivedita S, Das S, Behera HT, Mojumdar A, Ray L.	3 Biotech	10.1007/s13205-023-03613-z	2023
Phylogeny	Reclassification of 15 Streptomyces species as synonyms of Streptomyces albogriseolus, Streptomyces althioticus, Streptomyces anthocyanicus, Streptomyces calvus, Streptomyces griseoincarnatus, Streptomyces mutabilis, Streptomyces pilosus or Streptomyces rochei.	Komaki H.	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijsem.0.004718	2019
	Biotechnological and pharmaceutical potential of twenty-eight novel type strains of Actinomycetes from different environments worldwide.	Nouioui I, Boldt J, Zimmermann A, Makitrynskyy R, Potter G, Jando M, Doppner M, Kirstein S, Neumann-Schaal M, Gomez-Escribano JP, Nubel U, Mast Y.	Curr Res Microb Sci	10.1016/j.crmicr.2024.100290	2024

References

#9356	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 40160
#19415	Wink, J.: Compendium of Actinobacteria. HZI-Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig .
#20215	Parte, A.C., Sardà Carbasse, J., Meier-Kolthoff, J.P., Reimer, L.C. and Göker, M.: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. IJSEM ( DOI 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 )
#20218	Verslyppe, B., De Smet, W., De Baets, B., De Vos, P., Dawyndt P.: StrainInfo introduces electronic passports for microorganisms.. Syst Appl Microbiol. 37: 42 - 50 2014 ( DOI 10.1016/j.syapm.2013.11.002 , PubMed 24321274 )
#66792	Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Boyke Bunk, Jörg Overmann: Automatically annotated for the DiASPora project (Digital Approaches for the Synthesis of Poorly Accessible Biodiversity Information) .
#67770	Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .
#69479	João F Matias Rodrigues, Janko Tackmann,Gregor Rot, Thomas SB Schmidt, Lukas Malfertheiner, Mihai Danaila,Marija Dmitrijeva, Daniela Gaio, Nicolas Näpflin and Christian von Mering. University of Zurich.: MicrobeAtlas 1.0 beta .
#124043	Isabel Schober, Julia Koblitz: Data extracted from sequence databases, automatically matched based on designation and taxonomy .
#125438	Julia Koblitz, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Rüdiger Pukall, Jörg Overmann: Predicting bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets. 2024 ( DOI 10.1101/2024.08.12.607695 )
#125439	Philipp Münch, René Mreches, Martin Binder, Hüseyin Anil Gündüz, Xiao-Yin To, Alice McHardy: deepG: Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 .
#126262	A. Lissin, I. Schober, J. F. Witte, H. Lüken, A. Podstawka, J. Koblitz, B. Bunk, P. Dawyndt, P. Vandamme, P. de Vos, J. Overmann, L. C. Reimer: StrainInfo—the central database for linked microbial strain identifiers. ( DOI 10.1093/database/baaf059 )

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Streptomyces althioticus (DSM 40160, ATCC 19767, ATCC 19909)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

Colony morphology

Multicellular morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Spore formation

Observation

Enzymes

API zym

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Isolation

Taxonmaps

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

Genome sequences

Genome browser: GCA_051201135

16S sequences

GC content

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Literature

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References

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