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Rhodococcus rhodochrous (Zopf 1891) Tsukamura 1974

IEGM 1138

<- 2011, T.N. Kamenskikh, IEGM, Sb2-82. Isolated from: oil-polluted soil, Solikamsk, Perm region, Russia. Taxonomy/description: shows positive result with Rhodococcus rhodochrous primers in species-specific PCR. Properties: uses propane, n-butane, n-hexadecane, and crude oil as a sole carbon source; resistant to Cr6+, Mo6+, Zn2+ (5.0 mM). (Medium 2 or 8, 28°C).

Medium: 2, 8

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