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Rhodococcus erythropolis (Gray and Thornton 1928) Goodfellow and Alderson 1979

IEGM 15

Coidentity: UCM Ac-49

<- 1980, I.B. Ivshina, IMV 134 <- O.A. Nesterenko, 134. Isolated from: oil-polluted soil, Ukraine. Taxonomy/description: demonstrates the reaction of complete identity with polyclonal antiserum against Rhodococcus erythropolis IEGM 7T(4); shows positive result with Rhodococcus erythropolis primers in species-specific PCR (245). Properties: uses normal hydrocarbons, aliphatic alcohols (ethanol, octan-1-ol, propan-1-ol, propan-2-ol) and aromatic hydrocarbons (oxybenzene) as a sole carbon source; resistant to Cr6+, Mo6+ (10.0 mM). (Medium 2, 8, 15 or 16, 28oC).

Medium: 2, 8, 15, 16

Reference(s): 4, 245, 257, 263, 277