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

IEGM 206

<- 1980, I.B. Ivshina, IMV 485 <- O.A. Nesterenko, 485. 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, propan-2-ol) and aromatic hydrocarbons (oxybenzene, xylol) as a sole carbon source; resistant to Pb2+ (20.0 mM), Cr6+, Cu2+, Ni2+, Zn2+ (5.0 mM). (Medium 2, 8, 15, 16 or 18, 28oC).

Medium: 2, 8, 15, 16, 18

Reference(s): 4, 245, 277