Rhodococcus
opacus Klatte et al.
1995
IEGM
246
Coidentity: BIM B-1026, NCIMB 13377, VKPM
AC774
<- 1989, I.B.
Ivshina,
IEGM, DSS-7 <-
A.S. Samsonova, INMI NANB, DSS-7.
Received
as:
Rhodococcus
erythropolis. Until 1999
preserved as Rhodococcus
erhythropolis. Isolated
from: soil,
lavsan
(polyether fibre) production, Belarus. Taxonomy/description: shows
positive result with Rhodococcus opacus
primers in species-specific PCR (245); 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis
(GenBank accession number MG607380).
Properties:
uses n-hexadecane
as a sole carbon source; transforms
thioanisole (257); resistant to VO43- (50.0 mM), VO3- (>250.0 mM) (286); adheres to liquid hydrocarbons (n-hexadecane)
(320).
(Medium 2 or
8,
28oC).
Medium: 2,
8
Reference(s):
92,
245,
257,
262,
263,
277,
286, 320