Streptomyces megasporus DSM 41476 is a bacterium that builds an aerial mycelium.
genome sequence 16S sequence Bacteria
SI-ID 92985
| @ref 20215 |
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| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Actinomycetota |
| Class Actinomycetes |
| Order Kitasatosporales |
| Family Streptomycetaceae |
| Genus Streptomyces |
| Species Streptomyces megasporus |
| Full scientific name Streptomyces megasporus (ex Krassilnikov et al. 1968) Agre 1986 |
| BacDive ID | Other strains from Streptomyces megasporus (1) | Type strain |
|---|---|---|
| 16185 | S. megasporus A 1202, DSM 41450, INMI 1869, NCIMB 12472, ... |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10340 | 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 | ||
| 18696 | 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 | |||
| 18696 | 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 | |||
| 18696 | 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 | |||
| 18696 | 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 | |||
| 18696 | 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 | |||
| 18696 | 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: | |||
| 10340 | ROLLED OATS MINERAL MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 84) | Medium recipe at MediaDive | Name: ROLLED OATS MINERAL MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 84) Composition: Agar 20.0 g/l Rolled oats 20.0 g/l ZnSO4 x 7 H2O 0.001 g/l MnCl2 x 4 H2O 0.001 g/l FeSO4 x 7 H2O 0.001 g/l Distilled water |
| @ref | Salt | Growth | Tested relation | Concentration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18696 | NaCl | positive | maximum | 2.5 % |
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Utilization activity | Kind of utilization tested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68368 | 29016 ChEBI | arginine | + | hydrolysis | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 16947 ChEBI | citrate | + | assimilation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 5291 ChEBI | gelatin | + | hydrolysis | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 25094 ChEBI | lysine | + | degradation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 18257 ChEBI | ornithine | + | degradation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 27897 ChEBI | tryptophan | - | energy source | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 16199 ChEBI | urea | + | hydrolysis | from API 20E |
| @ref | Value | Activity | Ec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68368 | arginine dihydrolase | + | 3.5.3.6 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | beta-galactosidase | + | 3.2.1.23 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | gelatinase | + | from API 20E | |
| 68368 | lysine decarboxylase | + | 4.1.1.18 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | ornithine decarboxylase | + | 4.1.1.17 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | tryptophan deaminase | - | 4.1.99.1 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | urease | + | 3.5.1.5 | from API 20E |
Global distribution of 16S sequence Z68100 (>99% sequence identity) for Streptomyces megasporus subclade from Microbeatlas 
 Aquatic Samples |
4 |
 Soil Samples |
13 |
 Animal Samples |
1 |
 Plant Samples |
1 |
| Total Samples | 19 |
| @ref | Description | Assembly level | INSDC accession | BV-BRC accession | IMG accession | NCBI tax ID | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67770 | ASM71898v1 assembly for Streptomyces megasporus NRRL B-16372 | contig | GCA_000718985   | 44060.3  | 2767802054  | 44060 | 38.94 |
| @ref | GC-content (mol%) | Method | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67770 | 72.3 | genome sequence analysis |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diversity and antimicrobial activities of culturable actinomycetes from Odontotermes formosanus (Blattaria: Termitidae). | Long Y, Zhang Y, Huang F, Liu S, Gao T, Zhang Y. | BMC Microbiol | 10.1186/s12866-022-02501-5 | 2022 | | |
| Metabolism | Engineering Pseudochelin Production in Myxococcus xanthus. | Korp J, Winand L, Sester A, Nett M. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.01789-18 | 2018 | |
| Exploring the fibrinolytic potential of marine Actinoalloteichus caeruleus isolated from Bay of Bengal coast. | Suresh KN, C SD. | BMC Microbiol | 10.1186/s12866-025-03815-w | 2025 | | |
| Fibrinolytic Enzymes From Extremophilic Microorganisms in the Development of New Thrombolytic Therapies: Technological Prospecting. | Soares Bispo JR, de Oliveira Lima IG, da Silva MB, de Oliveira Feitosa A, Dos Santos ACM, Alexandre Moreira MS, Zambrano Passarini MR, Saraiva Camara PEA, Rosa LH, Oliveira VM, de Queiroz AC, Fernandes Duarte AW. | Recent Pat Biotechnol | 10.2174/1872208315666210805154713 | 2021 | | |
| Investigating the Endophyte Actinomycetota sp. JW0824 Strain as a Potential Bioinoculant to Enhance the Yield, Nutritive Value, and Chemical Composition of Different Cultivars of Anise (Pimpinella anisum L.) Seeds. | Mahmoud AM, Reyad AM, Khalaf MH, Sheteiwy MS, Dawood MFA, El-Sawah AM, Shaban Ahmed E, Malik A, Al-Qahtani WH, Abdel-Maksoud MA, Mousa NHS, Alyafei M, AbdElgawad H. | Biology (Basel) | 10.3390/biology13080553 | 2024 | | |
| Enzymology | Characterization of a thermostable alpha-amylase from a thermophilic Streptomyces megasporus strain SD12. | Dey S, Agarwal SO. | Indian J Biochem Biophys | 1999 | | |
| Metabolism | Directly mining a fungal thermostable alpha-amylase from Chinese Nong-flavor liquor starter. | Yi Z, Fang Y, He K, Liu D, Luo H, Zhao D, He H, Jin Y, Zhao H. | Microb Cell Fact | 10.1186/s12934-018-0878-y | 2018 | |
| Optimization of cultural conditions for protease production by a fungal species. | Kamath P, Subrahmanyam VM, Rao JV, Raj PV. | Indian J Pharm Sci | 10.4103/0250-474x.65017 | 2010 | | |
| Genetics | Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. | Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. | Front Microbiol | 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02007 | 2018 | |
| Metabolism | A new xylanase from Streptomyces megasporus DSM 41476 with high yield of xylobiose. | Shi P, Qiu Z, Bai Y, Yuan T, Huang H, Pan X, Yang P, Zhang W, Yao B | World J Microbiol Biotechnol | 10.1007/s11274-011-0863-7 | 2011 | |
| A xylanase with broad pH and temperature adaptability from Streptomyces megasporus DSM 41476, and its potential application in brewing industry. | Qiu Z, Shi P, Luo H, Bai Y, Yuan T, Yang P, Liu S, Yao B | Enzyme Microb Technol | 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2010.02.003 | 2010 | | |
| Phylogeny | Streptomyces barkulensis sp. nov., isolated from an estuarine lake. | Ray L, Mishra SR, Panda AN, Rastogi G, Pattanaik AK, Adhya TK, Suar M, Raina V | Int J Syst Evol Microbiol | 10.1099/ijs.0.056614-0 | 2014 | |
| Phylogeny | Streptomyces radiopugnans sp. nov., a radiation-resistant actinomycete isolated from radiation-polluted soil in China. | Mao J, Tang Q, Zhang Z, Wang W, Wei D, Huang Y, Liu Z, Shi Y, Goodfellow M | Int J Syst Evol Microbiol | 10.1099/ijs.0.65027-0 | 2007 | |
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