Streptomyces himastatinicus
BAA-3762 ™
This product is an ATCC manufactured and accessioned progeny of 53653 cited in US Patent Number 4,994,271.
Product category
Bacteria
Strain designation
C39108 [Bu3730T, P210-51]#]
Type strain
Yes
Isolation source
Soil
Geographical isolation
India
Product format
Frozen
Storage conditions
-80°C or colder
General
Specific applications
Produces himastatin
Preceptrol
No
Handling information
Medium
ATCC Medium 1877: ISP Medium 1
ATCC Medium 0196: Yeast malt extract medium ISP #2
Temperature
26°C
Atmosphere
Aerobic
Handling procedure
Open thawed vial.
Aseptically transfer the entire contents to a 5-6 mL tube of #1877 broth. Additional test tubes can be inoculated by transferring 0.5 mL of the primary broth tube to these secondary tubes.
Use several drops of the primary broth tube to inoculate a #196 plate and/or #196 agar slant.
Incubate at 26°C for 7-14 days.
Handling notes
The substrate mycelium appears cream-colored; the aerial mycelium is cream but turns brown with continued incubation.
Additional information on this culture is available on the ATCC® web site at www.atcc.org.
