| Title | An Improved Selective Isolation of Rare Actinomycetes from Forest Soil |
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| Author | Chi Nam Seong*, Ji Heok Choi, and Keun-Shik Baik |
| Address | Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Sunchon National University, Chonnam 540-742, Korea |
| Bibliography | Journal of Microbiology, 39(1),17-23, 2001, |
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| Key Words | Pretreatment, rare actinomycetes, hair hydrolysate vitamin agar, Micromonospora, Microbispora |
| Abstract | Various pretreatment procedures and selective media were applied to assess the optimal conditions for the isolation of rare actinomycetes from soil. Pretreatment of wet-heating for 15 min at 70oC and phenol treatment of soil suspension were the most effective methods for the isolation of those microorganisms. Hair hydrolysate vitamin agar (HHVA) was the most suitable medium for the recovery of rare actinomycetes. Thirty-five rare actinomycete strains were chosen using selective isolation approaches, then morphological and chemical properties of the isolates were determined. The isolates belonged to one of the following genus, Micromonospora, Microbispora, Actinoplanes and Streptosporangium. |
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