Rhodococcus
opacus Klatte et al.
1995
IEGM
263
Coidentity: BIM B-1221
<- 1989, I.B.
Ivshina,
IEGM,
70F <-
A.S.
Samsonova, INMI NANB, 70F. Received as: Rhodococcus
erythropolis. Until
1999 preserved as Rhodococcus erhythropolis. Isolated
from: soil, lavsan
(polyether fibre) production, Belarus.
Taxonomy/description: shows positive results with Rhodococcus opacus primers in
a species-specific
PCR (245). Properties:
degrades oil and oil products; resistant to Pb2+ (5.0 mM). (Medium
2 or 8,
28oC).
Medium: 2, 8
Reference(s):
245,
257, 349