Isolation, characterization, antimicrobial and other bioactivity profiles of three Streptomyces strains isolated from Lake Gerio, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria

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Table 1 Cultural characteristics of Streptomyces sp. SUI, Streptomyces sp. SW72IV and Streptomyces sp. SW72VII

Characteristics	Streptomyces sp. SUI	Streptomyces sp. SW72IV	Streptomyces sp.SW72 VII
ISP1
Growth	Abundant	Abundant	Abundant
Aerial color	metallic brass	Lovry	Metallic brass
Reverse color	metallic brass	Lovry	Metallic brass
Texture	Smooth and shiny	Smooth and shiny	Rough and dry
ISP2
Growth	Abundant	Poor	Abundant
Aerial color	Metallic brass	Metallic brass	Metallic brass
Reverse color	metallic brass	Metallic brass	Metallic brass
Texture	Smooth and shiny	Smooth and shiny	Rough and dry
ISP4
Growth	Abundant	Poor	Poor
Aerial color	Cream	Cream	Cream
Reverse color	Cream	Cream	Cream
Texture	Smooth and shiny	Smooth and shiny	Smooth and shiny
ISP5
Growth	Abundant	Abundant	Abundant
Aerial color	Tan	Lovry	Cream
Reverse color	Whitish	Lovry	Cream
Texture	Rough and dry	Smooth and shiny	Rough and dry
ISP7
Growth	Abundant	Poor	Abundant
Aerial color	Cream	Silver	Cream
Reverse color	Whitish	Silver	Cream
Texture	Smooth and shiny	Smooth and shiny	Rough and dry
Starch Casein agar
Growth	Abundant	Abundant	Abundant
Aerial color	Ivory	Cream	Ivory
Reverse color	Ivory	Cream	Ivory
Texture	Smooth and shiny	Smooth and shiny	Rough and dry
Nutrient agar
Growth	Abundant	Abundant	Abundant
Aerial color	Ivory	Lovry	Ivory
Reverse color	Ivory	Lovry	Ivory
Texture	Smooth and shiny	Smooth and shiny	Smooth and shiny

ISP1 = Tryptone yeast extract agar, ISP2 = Yeast extract malt extract agar, ISP4 = Inorganic starch salt agar, ISP5 = Glycerol asparagine agar, ISP7 = Tyrosine agar