Rhodococcus
opacus Klatte et al.
1995
IEGM
261
Coidentity: BIM B-1154; VKPM
AC912
<- 1989, I.B.
Ivshina,
IEGM, 7F <-
A.S. Samsonova, INMI
NANB,
7F. 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). Properties: transforms
thioanisole (257); resistant to Cr6+, Cu2+,
Mo6+, Pb2+ (5.0 mM).
(Medium 2 or
8,
28oC).
Medium: 2, 8
Reference(s):
92,
245,
257,
262,
263,
277,
284
