Streptomyces africanus (DSM 41829, NBRC 101005, NRRL B-24243)

Name: Streptomyces africanus (DSM 41829, NBRC 101005, NRRL B-24243)
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BacDive ID 16378

Type strain

Strain Designation CPJVR-H

Culture col. no. DSM 41829 NBRC 101005 NRRL B-24243 CPJVR-H JCM 13243

NCBI tax ID(s) 231024

Special Collections DSMZ JCM Wink compendium

History <- P. R. Meyers; CPJVR-H DSM 41829 <-- P. R. Meyers CPJVR-H.

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Streptomyces africanus CPJVR-H is a bacterium that builds an aerial mycelium and was isolated from soil.

genome sequence 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 297385

DSM 41829,NBRC 101005,JCM 13243,NRRL B-24243

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:21:57

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Actinomycetota

Class Actinomycetes

Order Kitasatosporales

Family Streptomycetaceae

Genus Streptomyces

Species Streptomyces africanus

Full scientific name Streptomyces africanus Meyers et al. 2004

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Confidence	Motility
125439	positive	99.8
125439		91.3

Colony morphology

@ref	Colony color	Incubation period	Medium used
18723	Cream (9001)	10-14 days	ISP 2
18723	Cream (9001)	10-14 days	ISP 3
18723	Cream (9001)	10-14 days	ISP 4
18723	Cream (9001)	10-14 days	ISP 5
18723	Beige (1001)	10-14 days	ISP 6
18723	Beige (1001)	10-14 days	ISP 7

Multicellular morphology

@ref	Complex name	Complex color	Medium name
18723	Aerial Mycelium	Azure blue (5009)	ISP 2
18723	Aerial Mycelium	Azure blue (5009)	ISP 3
18723	Aerial Mycelium	Azure blue (5009)	ISP 4
18723	Aerial Mycelium	White	ISP 5
18723			ISP 6
18723			ISP 7

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
10612	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
18723	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
18723	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:
18723	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
18723	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
18723	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
18723	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
10612	STARCH - MINERAL SALT - AGAR (STMS) (DSMZ Medium 252)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: STARCH - MINERAL SALT - AGAR (STMS) (DSMZ Medium 252) Composition: Agar 14.985 g/l Starch 9.99001 g/l (NH4)2SO4 1.998 g/l CaCO3 1.998 g/l K2HPO4 0.999001 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.999001 g/l NaCl 0.999001 g/l FeSO4 x 7 H2O 0.000999001 g/l MnCl2 x 4 H2O 0.000999001 g/l ZnSO4 x 7 H2O 0.000999001 g/l Distilled water
10612	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

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
10612	positive	growth	28
18723	positive	optimum	28
67770	positive	growth	28

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance	Confidence
125438	aerobe	90.099
125439	obligate aerobe	98.7

Spore formation

@ref	Spore formation	Confidence
125439		90.3
125438		93.985

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
18723	not determinedn.d.	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Environmental	#Terrestrial	#Soil

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
10612	soil	Cape Town	South Africa	ZAF	Africa
67770	Suburban garden soil	Cape Town	South Africa	ZAF	Africa

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
10612	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
18723	1	German classification According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID
67770	ASM215073v1 assembly for Streptomyces africanus NRRL B-24243	scaffold	GCA_002150735	231024.3	2791355405	231024

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
20218	Streptomyces africanus gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence, strain: NBRC 101005	AB249955	1456		231024
10612	Streptomyces africanus 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	AY208912	1488		231024

GC content

@ref	GC-content (mol%)	Method
67770	73.2	thermal denaturation, midpoint method (Tm)

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: Streptomyces africanus NRRL B-24243
NCBI: GCA_002150735

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	90.30	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	91.30	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	positive	99.80	no
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	obligate aerobe	98.70	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Streptomyces africanus NRRL B-24243
NCBI: GCA_002150735.1

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	yes	87.59	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	96.55	no
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	yes	90.10	no
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	yes	93.99	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	96.50	yes
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	no	88.00	no

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Genetics	Streptomyces spp. From Ethiopia Producing Antimicrobial Compounds: Characterization via Bioassays, Genome Analyses, and Mass Spectrometry.	Kibret M, Guerrero-Garzon JF, Urban E, Zehl M, Wronski VK, Ruckert C, Busche T, Kalinowski J, Rollinger JM, Abate D, Zotchev SB.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2018.01270	2018
Phylogeny	In vitro antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of bioactive compounds extracted from Streptomyces africanus strain E2 isolated from Moroccan soil.	Rammali S, Kamal FZ, El Aalaoui M, Bencharki B, Burlui V, Khattabi A, Abderrahim A, Saad S, Romila L, Novac B, Aitlhaj-Mhand R, Petroaie AD, Ciobica A.	Sci Rep	10.1038/s41598-024-77729-4	2024
	Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of Streptomyces species from soils of three different cold sites in the Fez-Meknes region Morocco.	Rammali S, Hilali L, Dari K, Bencharki B, Rahim A, Timinouni M, Gaboune F, El Aalaoui M, Khattabi A.	Sci Rep	10.1038/s41598-022-21644-z	2022
Phylogeny	Streptomyces africanus sp. nov., a novel streptomycete with blue aerial mycelium.	Meyers PR, Goodwin CM, Bennett JA, Aken BL, Price CE, van Rooyen JM	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.02738-0	2004

References

#10612	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 41829
#18723	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 )
#67770	Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .
#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 africanus (DSM 41829, NBRC 101005, NRRL B-24243)

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

Enzymes

API zym

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Isolation

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

Genome sequences

Genome browser: GCA_002150735

16S sequences

GC content

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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