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

IEGM 7^T

Coidentity: ATCC 4277, ATCC 25544, CBS 266.39, CCM 277, CIP 104179, DSM 743, DSM 43066, JCM 3201, KCC A-0201, LMG 5359, NBRC 15567, NCIMB 9158, NCIMB 11148, VKM Ac-858, VKM Ac-1337, UCM Ac-741, M. Goodfellow, N11, P.H.H. Gray, O-5, M. Kocur, BS 277

<- 1980, I.B. Ivshina, ATCC 4277 <- O.A. Nesterenko, ATCC 4277. Isolated from: soil. Type strain. Taxonomy/description: (3, 5, 8, 24, 31, 32, 35, 55, 59, 60, 71, 72, 84, 85, 91, 95, 112, 128, 145, 149, 158, 160, 172, 175, 180, 228, 232, 238, 245). Properties: uses cholesterol (18, 161), normal and aromatic hydrocarbons (naphthalene, oxybenzene), aromatic acids (4-hydroxybenzoate) (91) as a sole carbon source; degrades dimethylterephthalate; produces biosurfactants when growing on n-hexadecane (61, 165); synthezises 3-keto delta 1,4 steroids (46); resistant to Cr⁶⁺, Pb²⁺ (20.0 mM), Cu²⁺, Mo⁶⁺, Ni²⁺, Zn²⁺ (5.0 mM). (Medium 2, 8, 14, 16 or 17, 28^oC).

Medium: 2, 8, 14, 16, 17

Reference(s): 3, 5, 8, 18, 24, 31, 32, 35, 46, 55, 59, 60, 61, 71, 72, 84, 85, 91, 95, 112, 128, 145, 149, 158, 160, 161, 165, 172, 175, 180, 228, 232, 238, 245, 257, 259, 407