Rhodococcus opacus Klatte et al. 1995

IEGM 249

Coidentity: BIM B-1048, NCIMB 13378

<- 1989, I.B. Ivshina, IEGM, DSS-29 <- A.S. Samsonova, INMI NANB, DSS-29. 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 KM510188). Properties: transforms thioanisole (257); adheres to solid surfaces (321); uses hydrocarbons and crude oil as a sole carbon source (325, 424); degrades hydrocarbons (28, 334); used as a gel-immobilized biocatalyst (339); resistant to ethanol (349); bioremediation agent for oil-contaminated soil (427); resistant to Cu²⁺ (5.0 mM). (Medium 2 or 8, 28^oC).

Medium: 2, 8

Reference(s): 28, 92, 245, 251, 257, 276, 321, 325, 334, 339, 349, 417, 418, 424, 427