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Table 1 Morphological characteristics of the selected Cholistan desert actinobacterial strains observed on GYM agar after cultivation at 28 °C for one week

From: Spore forming Actinobacterial diversity of Cholistan Desert Pakistan: Polyphasic taxonomy, antimicrobial potential and chemical profiling

Strains

aIsolation codes

Growth Pattern

Color of Mycelium

Diffused pigment

Colony characteristics

Substrate Mycelium

Aerial Mycelium

Consistency

Size mm

Shape

AFD1

AD3

Well grown

White

Grayish white

Brown

Hard & embedded

3

Round

AFD2

AD6

Well grown

Light yellow

Yellowish white

No pigment

Hard & embedded

3

Round

AFD3

AD10

Well grown

Grayish white

White

No pigment

Hard & embedded

4

Round

AFD4

AD15

Well grown

Light pink

Whitish yellow

No pigment

Soft with spores

2

Round

AFD5

AD20

Moderate growth

White

Yellowish white

No pigment

Hard & embedded

2

Round

AFD6

AD21

Well grown

Brown

Yellow

No pigment

Hard & embedded

3

Round

AFD7

AD23

Well grown

Yellowish white

White

No pigment

Hard & embedded

2

Round

AFD8

AD29

Well grown

White

Yellowish white

No pigment

Hard & embedded

3

Round

AFD9

AD34

Well grown

Light pink

White

No pigment

Soft with spores

2

Round

AFD10

AD37

Well grown

Purple pink

Purple

No pigment

Hard & embedded

2

Round

AFD11

AD38

Moderate growth

Yellowish white

White

No pigment

Hard with less spores

3

Round

AFD12

AD42

Well grown

White

Whitish grey

No pigment

Hard & embedded

3

Round

AFD13

AD48

Well grown

Light orange

Yellowish orange

No pigment

Hard & embedded

3

Round

AFD14

AD54

Well grown

Purple pink

Purple

No pigment

Soft with spores

2

Round

AFD15

AD57

Well grown

Brown

Light brown

Light brown

Hard & embedded

3

Round

AFD16

AD59

Well grown

White

Greenish brown

Brown

Hard & embedded

2

Round

AFD17

AD61

Well grown

Yellowish white

White

No pigment

Hard & embedded

3

Round

AFD18

AD63

Well grown

Yellowish white

Yellow

No pigment

Hard & embedded

3

Round

AFD19

AD68

Well grown

Purple pink

Purple

No pigment

Hard & embedded

2

Round

AFD20

AD69

Well grown

White

Grey white

No pigment

Hard & embedded

2

Round

AFD21

AD73

Well grown

Orange yellow

Orange

No pigment

Hard & embedded

3

Round

AFD22

AD76

Well grown

Orange white

Orange

No pigment

Hard & embedded

2

Round

AFD23

AD80

Well grown

Yellow white

Yellow

No pigment

Soft with spores

2

Round

AFD24

AD81

Well grown

White

Yellowish white

No pigment

Hard & embedded

2

Flower shaped

AFD25

AD85

Moderate growth

Purple

Pink

No pigment

Hard & embedded

3

Round

AFD26

AD89

Well grown

Meroon or dark brown

Yellowish white

Dark Yellow

Hard & embedded

2

Round

AFD27

AD96

Well grown

Brown

White brown

Yellow

Hard & embedded

3

Round

AFD28

AD100

Well grown

Yellowish white

White

No pigment

Hard & embedded

3

Round

AFD29

AD104

Well grown

White

Whitish grey

No pigment

Hard & embedded

2

Round

AFD30

AD107

Moderate growth

White

Yellowish white

No pigment

Hard & embedded

2

Round

  1. athe strains were designated by specific number codes based on the sequence of isolation at the time of selection from a sample