Isolation and Characterization of Potential Antibiotic-Producing Actinomycetes from Water and Soil Sediments of Different Regions of Nepal

Table 2

Sample site, sample size, antibiotic producer, and Genus classification.

Coding	Sample (water and soil)	Altitude	No. Of colonies isolated	Subculture with the antibiotic activity	Samples for fermentation	Genus (microscopic observation)
A	Sangapokhari, Sanga	1501m	3	A1, A3	A1	Streptomyces, Micromonospora
B	Tharapokhari, Banepa	1461m	1	—	—	Micromonospora
C	Dyapokhari, Banepa	1462m	—	—	—	—
D	Siddha pokhari, Bhaktapur	1336m	—	—	—	—
E	Bhajyapukhu, Bhaktapur	1327m	—	—	—	—
F	Bhitrikot pokhari1, Pyuthan	1540m	4	G1, G4	G4	Micromonospor, Nocardia
G	Bhitrikot pokhari2, Pyuthan	1547m	4	—	—	Micromonospor, Nocardia, Streptomyces
H	Unknown lake, Pyuthan	1165m	1	—	—	Micromonospora
I	Ratodada Lake, Pyuthan	968m	2	—	—	Micromonospora
J	Unknown lake, Baitadi	1375m	3	—	—	Streptomyces, Nocardia
K	Unknown lake, Kailali	340m	3	—	—	Micromonospora, Nocardia
L	Unknown lake, Pyangau, Kathmandu	1488m	2	M1, M2	—	Micromonospora, Nocardia
M	Buddha pokhari, Lalitpur	1463m	2	—	—	Micromonospora
N	Siddha pokhari, Dhulikhel	1543m	—	—	—	—
O	Unknown lake, Shorakhutte, Kathmandu	1483m	2	—	—	Micromonospora
P	Unknown lake, Matchhegaun, Kathmandu	1424m	—	—	—	—
Q	Soil, Baitadi	1370m	6	P6	P6	Micromonospora Streptomyces
R	Brown soil, Chitlang	1757m	5	—	—	Streptomyces, Nocardia
S	Black wet soil, Chitlang	1754m	2	—	—	Micromonospora, Nocardia
T	Brown wet soil, Chitlang	1750m	4	T4	T4	Streptomyces, Nocardia
U	Light-brown soil, Chitlang	1853m	3	—	—	Streptomyces, Nocardia
V	Light-black soil, Chitlang	1755m	—	—	—	—