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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 erhythropolisIsolated 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