Alkaliphilic soil actinomycetes
Selianin, V.V.; Oborotov, G.E.; Zenova, G.M.; Zviagintsev, D.G.
Mikrobiologiia 74(6): 838-844
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0026-3656 PMID: 16400996 Document Number: 587377
The actinomycete complex of alkaline soils was found to be dominated by alkaliphilic streptomycetes, which showed maximal radial rates of colony growth at pH 8. At pH values of 7 and 10, the growth of these streptomycetes was poor. Alkaliphilic streptomycetes can be morphologically differentiated from other actinomycetes based on their high radial rates of colony growth and increased spore formation in alkaline media as compared to neutral media.