Rhodococcus ruber (Kruse 1896) Goodfellow and Alderson 1977

IEGM 219

<- 1987, I.B. Ivshina, OEGM 6 Pe. Isolated from: water, the Upper Ilitch river, Russia. Taxonomy/description: demonstrates the reaction of complete identity with polyclonal antiserum against Rhodococcus ruber IEGM 70^T (96); shows positive result with Rhodococcus ruber primers in species-specific PCR (245); (95). Properties: uses propane, n-butane (95) and liquid n-alkanes (C₅-C₇, C₁₁-C₁₆) (236) as a sole carbon source; produces biosurfactants when growing on n-alkanes (C₁₀-C₁₇) (45, 146, 235); exhibits antilysozyme activity; adheres to liquid hydrocarbons (n-hexadecane) (320); resistant to 1-butanol, ethanol (349); resistant to Pb²⁺ (5.0 mM). (Medium 5, 8 or 11, 28^oC).

Medium: 5, 8, 11

Reference(s): 45, 95, 96, 146, 235, 236, 245, 253, 257, 263, 272, 277, 278, 293, 320, 349, 407, 417