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Rhodococcus opacus Klatte et al. 1995   

IEGM 57

Coidentity: UCM Ac-367

<- 1982, I.B. Ivshina, IEGM, IMV 1V <- O.A. Nesterenko, IMV, IMV 1V. Received as: Rhodococcus opacus (den Dooren de Jong 1927) Nesterenko 1985. Isolated from: oil-polluted soil, Ukraine. Taxonomy/description: 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. Properties: uses n-hexadecane and crude oil as a sole carbon source; resistant to Cr6+ (5.0 mM), VO43- (25.0 mM), VO3- (>250.0 mM) (286); resistant to n-hexane, ethanol (349). (Medium 2 or 8, 28oC).

Medium: 2, 8

Reference(s): 4, 11, 47, 55, 74, 96, 251, 286, 349